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 7656 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
See all 49 compounds (CantoDict reports 51 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 墨
Unicode code for this character: U+58a8 (off-site link)

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