墨 (mak6 | mo4) : ink; black; learning; embezzle

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墨

mak6

mo4

[1] [n] ink; ink stick; pigment
[2] [adj] black; pitch-dark
[3] [n] learning; calligraphy
[4] [v] embezzle; take bribes
[5] [n] Mohist school; Mohism

(Classifier(s): 塊)

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: (#203)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

墨

This word has been viewed 7686 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Apr 2014 11:12

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墨水 mak6 seoi2 mo4 shui3 = ink

墨水筆 mak6 seoi2 bat1 = an ink pen 粵

墨汁 mak6 zap1 mo4 zhi1 = chinese ink

墨西哥 mak6 sai1 go1 mo4 xi1 ge1 = Mexico

筆墨 bat1 mak6 bi3 mo4 = pen and ink, words, writing

墨魚 mak6 jyu4 mo4 yv2 = cuttlefish

墨爾本 mak6 ji5 bun2 mo4 er3 ben3 = Melbourne

墨魚丸 mak6 jyu4 jyun4*2 = cuttlefish ball

墨硯 mak6 jin6*2 = an ink slab

墨七 mak6 cat1 = a burglar

墨鏡 mak6 geng3*2 mo4 jing4 = sunglasses

墨水兒 mak6 seoi2 ji4 mo4 shuir3 = ink 國

筆墨官司 bat1 mak6 gun1 si1 bi3 mo4 guan1 si5 = [n] battle of words; written polemics

脫墨新聞紙 tyut3 mak6*2 san1 man4 zi2 = deinked newsprint

脫墨 tyut3 mak6*2 = [v] to de-ink; to erase

大粒墨 daai6 lap1 mak6*2 = a person with a big mole (also 大粒癦); an important official

墨筆 mak6 bat1 = Chinese calligraphy brush (毛筆)

墨西哥桃花心木 mak6 sai1 go1 tou4 faa1 sam1 muk6 = Swietenia humilis (Mexican mahogany)

墨盒 mak6 hap6 mo4 he2 = ink cartridge; ink box

墨西哥辣豆湯 mak6 sai1 go1 laat6 dau6 tong1 = chili con carne (lit., "Mexican hot bean soup")

墨超 mak6 ciu1 = sunglasses 粵

墨守成規 mak6 sau2 sing4 kwai1 = stubborn; to stick to established practises

墨魚站 mak6 jyu4 zaam6 = a vehicle emissions testing center 粵

墨魚頭 mak6 jyu4 tau4 = an idiot (lit., "cuttlefish head") 粵

字墨 zi6 mak6 = learning, knowledge, scholarship; words, writing 粵

非筆墨所能形容 fei1 bat1 mak6 so2 nang4 jing4 jung4 = no words can describe

潑墨 put3 mak6 po1 mo4 = splash-ink, a technique of Chinese ink-painting

墨國 mak6 gwok3 mo4 guo2 = Mexico

墨西哥薄餅 mak6 sai1 go1 bok6 beng2 = a quesadilla (lit., "Mexican pizza") 粵 (common formation)

石墨 sek6 mak6 shi2 mo4 = black lead; graphite; plumbago

黑過墨斗 haak1 gwo3 mak6 dau2 hei1 guo4 mo4 dou3 = to have a very bad luck; be hit by ill luck and misfortune 粵

墨爾缽 mak6 ji5 but3 mo4 er3 bo1 = Melbourne

墨西哥人 mak6 sai1 go1 jan4 mo4 xi1 ge1 ren2 = Mexican

墨西哥城 mak6 sai1 go1 sing4 mo4 xi1 ge1 cheng2 = Mexico City

墨西哥灣 mak6 sai1 go1 waan1 mo4 xi1 ge1 wan1 = Gulf of Mexico

新墨西哥 san1 mak6 sai1 go1 xin1 mo4 xi1 ge1 = New Mexico

即墨 zik1 mak6 ji2 mo4 = Jimo (city in Shandong)

墨玉 mak6 juk6 mo4 yu4 = Moyu (place in Xinjiang)

墨脫 mak6 tyut3 mo4 tuo1 = Motuo (place in Tibet)

墨竹工卡 mak6 zuk1 gung1 kaa1 mo4 zhu2 gong1 ka3 = Mozhugongka (place in Tibet)

墨西哥航空公司 mak6 sai1 go1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Mexicana Airlines

墨爾砵 mak6 ji5 but3 mo4 er3 bo1 = Melbourne (also 墨爾缽)

新墨西哥州 san1 mak6 sai1 go1 zau1 xin1 mo4 xi1 ge1 zhou1 = New Mexico

知書識墨 zi1 syu1 sik1 mak6 = literate 粵

近墨者黑，近朱者赤 gan6 mak6 ze2 hak1, gan6 zyu ze2 cik3 jin4 mo4 zhe3 hei1, jin4 zhu1 zhe3 chi4 = you resemble the people you associate with

石墨堡層 sek6 mak6 bou2 cang4 shi2 mo4 bao3 ceng2 = aquadag

石墨膏 sek6 mak6 gou1 shi2 mo4 gao1 = oildag

墨江哈尼族自治縣 mak6 gong1 haa1 nei4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 mo4 jiang1 ha1 ni2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Mojiang Ha'nizu autonomous county (county in Yunnan)

墨攻 mak6 gung1 = A Battle of Wits (movie)

鹵水墨魚 lou5 seoi2 mak6 jyu4 = spiced cuttlefish Chaozhou style; orange cuttlefish

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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