墨 (mò): abbr. for 墨西哥, Mexico, ink stick, China ink
墨 (mò) is a Chinese character meaning “abbr. for 墨西哥, mexico.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 黑 (structural) and 土 (structural). It ranks #1484 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 墨 chalk made from black 黑 earth 土. Its radical form 黑 (black) appears in many related characters such as 默 (mò, silent).
Definitions
- abbr. for 墨西哥, Mexico
- ink stick
- China ink
Etymology & Origin
ideographicChalk made from black 黑 earth 土
Decomposition: ⿱黑土 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 墨西哥 | mò xī gē | Mexico |
| 墨水 | mò shuǐ | ink |
| 墨西哥人 | mò xī gē rén | Mexican |
| 墨镜 | mò jìng | sunglasses |
| 墨西哥城 | mò xī gē chéng | Mexico City, capital of Mexico |
| 墨尔本 | mò ěr běn | Melbourne, Australia |
| 新墨西哥 | xīn mò xī gē | New Mexico, US state |
| 油墨 | yóu mò | printing ink |
| 墨索里尼 | mò suǒ lǐ ní | Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian fascist dictator, "Il Duce", president 1922-1943 |
| 墨守成规 | mò shǒu chéng guī | hidebound by convention (idiom) |
| 墨西哥湾 | mò xī gē wān | Gulf of Mexico |
| 墨迹 | mò jì | ink marks |
| 墨鱼 | mò yú | cuttlefish |
| 石墨 | shí mò | black lead |
| 墨西拿 | mò xī ná | Messina, Sicilian city |
墨 appears in 81 compound words: 62 as the first character, 21 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 墨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard; norms; criteria
to rigidly adhere to old rules or traditions without willingness to change
to show off one's literary skills; to be playful with language and words (in writing); to juggle with words
compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard; norms; criteria
to rigidly adhere to old rules or traditions without willingness to change
to show off one's literary skills; to be playful with language and words (in writing); to juggle with words
Showing 11 of 12 idioms containing 墨.
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了墨字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le mò zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "墨" in the dictionary.
墨尔本3大“最”!市内必到免费景点 全澳最...
mò ěr běn 3 dà zuì ! shì nèi bì dào miǎn fèi jǐng diǎn quán ào zuì . . .
Melbourne's 3 "most"! Free attractions in the city The most...
墨西哥毒枭密会情妇曝行踪 躲灌木丛驳火中枪...
mò xī gē dú 枭 mì huì qíng fù pù háng zōng duǒ guàn mù cóng bó huǒ zhōng qiāng . . .
Mexican drug lord secret meeting mistress revealed her whereabouts and hid in the bushes and was shot...
百名观光客滞留!墨西哥贩毒集团暴乱 多家航空取消航班
bǎi míng guàn guāng kè zhì liú ! mò xī gē fàn dú jí tuán bào luàn duō jiā háng kōng qǔ xiāo háng bān
Hundreds of tourists are stranded! Mexican drug cartel riots Several airlines canceled flights
情人来访泄露行踪 墨西哥大毒枭随后丧命
qíng rén lái fǎng xiè lù háng zōng mò xī gē dà dú 枭 suí hòu sāng mìng
Lover's visit leaks Mexican drug lord subsequently killed
加拿大航空因安全局势暂停墨西哥巴亚尔塔港营运
jiā ná dà háng kōng yīn ān quán jú shì zàn tíng mò xī gē bā yà ěr tǎ gǎng yíng yùn
Air Canada suspended operations in the port of Vallarta, Mexico due to the security situation
黑乎乎的，戴墨镜干啥？
Hēihūhū de, dài mòjìng gàn shá?
What do you need sunglasses for in such a dark place?
莫纳迪偷了巴亚的墨镜。
Mònàdí tōu le Bāyà de mòjìng.
Mennad stole Baya's sunglasses.
墨西哥有很多贫民窟。
Mòxīgē yǒu hěn duō pínmínkū.
There are many slums in Mexico.
那里的景色美得无法以笔墨形容。
Nàli de jǐngsè měi déwú fǎ yǐ bǐmò xíngróng.
The beauty of the scene was beyond description.
Character Family
黑 Radical Family — Characters sharing the black radical
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