smear

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

is a component form of .

末 sound component

  Sound component

  

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Evolution

抹 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
抹 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
抹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

smear, apply, wipe off, erase; to smear; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

 

to wipe

 

to plaster; to go around; to skirt

Most common words with 抹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to smear

涂抹

to paint

抹杀

to erase

抹黑

to discredit

抹布

cleaning rag