墨

mò

ink; writing

How to write 墨, stroke by stroke

surname Mo; abbr. for 墨西哥, Mexico; ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead

Ideographic: Chalk made from black 黑 earth 土

Made of 黑 + 土

墨水mò shuǐink
墨镜mò jìngsunglasses
回墨印huí mò yìnself-inking stamp
墨刑mò xíngcorporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the victim's forehead
墨客mò kèliterary person
墨斗mò dǒucarpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
墨条mò tiáoink stick
墨笔mò bǐwriting brush
墨粉mò fěntoner (for a laser printer)
墨纸mò zhǐblotting paper
墨线mò xiàninked line; carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
墨绿mò lǜdark green; forest green

别用红墨水写。
bié yòng hóng mò shuǐ xiě 。
Don't write in red ink.
黑乎乎的，戴墨镜干啥？
hēi hū hū de ， dài mò jìng gān shá ？
What do you need sunglasses for in such a dark place?
我的原珠笔没墨了。
wǒ de yuán zhū bǐ méi mò le 。
My ballpoint pen just ran out of ink.
这支笔没墨了。
zhè zhī bǐ méi mò le 。
This pen has run dry.
她的魅力难以用笔墨形容。
tā de mèi lì nán yǐ yòng bǐ mò xíng róng 。
Her charm is beyond description.