抹

• Pinyin: mǒ
• Desglose de hanzi: 抹 = 扌(hand) + 末(end/tip) — hand wiping to the tip/end of a surface

Significado

Limpiar frotando; untar/extender; borrar (frotando).

Used for applying substances like cream, paint, or butter, and for wiping away tears or erasing marks. Also used figuratively in 抹去 (to erase/eliminate). Common in both daily life and literary contexts.

Ejemplos

1. 她轻轻抹去眼角的泪水，努力让自己显得平静。
2. 工人把墙壁抹平之后，才开始刷第一层底漆。
3. 这段历史不应该被抹去，我们必须正视并从中汲取教训。

Guía de uso

Contexto: daily life, construction, metaphorical

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 把奶油均匀地抹在面包上。(Spread the cream evenly on the bread.)
• 她抹去了黑板上的错字，重新写了一遍。(She erased the wrong character on the blackboard and rewrote it.)

Incorrecto

• 用'抹'描述大面积刷漆 (For applying large amounts of paint over broad areas, use 涂 or 刷 — 抹 implies a thinner, smoother spreading motion)

Origen e historia

扌(hand radical) + 末(end/tip, phonetic), suggesting the hand motion of wiping along a surface

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal