抹

• 拼音: mǒ
• 汉字拆解: 抹 = 扌(hand) + 末(end/tip) — hand wiping to the tip/end of a surface

含义

To wipe, smear, or spread a substance onto a surface; to erase or rub away.

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: daily life, construction, metaphorical

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

• 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)

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal