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Character Decomposition
磨=麻+石
Etymology
stone
Meanings2 pronunciations
mó
to rub
to grind
to polish
to sharpen
to wear down
to die out
to waste time
to pester
to insist
mò
grindstone
to grind
to turn round
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Words with 磨 341 total
to polish and rub · (fig.) to torment; to torture · (fig.) to engage in discussion to hone an idea or skill磋磨cuō móto polish; to burnish; to shine打磨dǎ mókarma (loanword)羯磨jié mówear resistant耐磨nài móto rub lightly · to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally · to pester; to nag磨蹭mó cengto grumble · to chatter磨叨mò daoto pester · to bother sb incessantly · to delay · to prevaricate磨烦mò fanmill磨坊mò fángwear and tear · wearing out by friction磨耗mó hào
Idioms with 磨 73 total Chain
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