Read Edit View history Discussion 墨 mò HSK6 ink Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 黑 represents the sound. Originally written as 黑, which depicts a person whose face has been tattooed. Pinyin Separate values with commas mò × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a person whose face has been tattooed. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 墨 Simp strokes 墨 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 墨 Simp strokes 墨 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 墨 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 258, 777 ], [ 286, 757 ], [ 298, 738 ], [ 355, 563 ] ], [ [ 315, 781 ], [ 332, 768 ], [ 426, 785 ], [ 667, 812 ], [ 716, 800 ], [ 737, 764 ], [ 728, 744 ], [ 679, 639 ], [ 655, 603 ], [ 634, 621 ] ], [ [ 383, 714 ], [ 419, 678 ], [ 427, 662 ] ], [ [ 631, 720 ], [ 611, 725 ], [ 552, 671 ] ], [ [ 371, 576 ], [ 387, 587 ], [ 603, 616 ], [ 617, 624 ] ], [ [ 468, 770 ], [ 498, 744 ], [ 501, 713 ], [ 498, 443 ], [ 483, 423 ] ], [ [ 370, 484 ], [ 402, 483 ], [ 566, 511 ], [ 614, 514 ], [ 637, 507 ] ], [ [ 253, 383 ], [ 303, 375 ], [ 402, 390 ], [ 668, 415 ], [ 704, 412 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355 Q 433 385 706 386 Q 719 386 736 385 Q 754 385 758 392 Q 762 402 749 416 Q 698 453 644 440 Q 590 433 516 420 L 478 415 Z", "M 171 312 Q 149 269 119 232 Q 97 202 113 165 Q 120 147 142 159 Q 191 192 193 253 Q 200 286 194 311 Q 190 320 184 321 Q 175 320 171 312 Z", "M 332 283 Q 365 238 388 223 Q 400 219 408 229 Q 414 239 413 252 Q 410 271 398 282 Q 379 300 345 311 Q 333 317 326 314 Q 320 314 321 304 Q 322 295 332 283 Z", "M 561 311 Q 601 260 629 246 Q 639 243 648 253 Q 654 263 652 276 Q 645 309 573 340 Q 561 344 553 342 Q 549 341 550 332 Q 550 323 561 311 Z", "M 766 314 Q 817 272 877 212 Q 893 193 909 189 Q 918 188 925 199 Q 937 212 922 255 Q 909 294 843 319 Q 827 328 766 345 Q 756 349 755 337 Q 755 324 766 314 Z", "M 521 136 Q 683 158 689 162 Q 698 169 694 177 Q 688 189 662 197 Q 638 203 524 178 L 475 169 Q 409 162 335 161 Q 301 158 324 141 Q 354 117 433 126 Q 454 129 477 130 L 521 136 Z", "M 514 28 Q 518 85 521 136 L 524 178 Q 524 182 525 187 Q 528 206 530 220 Q 539 247 522 261 Q 494 276 474 279 Q 461 282 454 275 Q 448 268 455 256 Q 470 235 475 169 L 477 130 Q 478 81 479 25 C 480 -5 512 -2 514 28 Z", "M 479 25 Q 352 18 206 5 Q 184 4 199 -14 Q 212 -27 230 -34 Q 251 -41 267 -37 Q 489 11 805 -11 Q 805 -10 808 -11 Q 827 -12 833 -4 Q 839 8 823 22 Q 772 64 735 57 Q 653 44 514 28 L 479 25 Z" ] } 15 strokes 墨 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 258, 777 ], [ 286, 757 ], [ 298, 738 ], [ 355, 563 ] ], [ [ 315, 781 ], [ 332, 768 ], [ 426, 785 ], [ 667, 812 ], [ 716, 800 ], [ 737, 764 ], [ 728, 744 ], [ 679, 639 ], [ 655, 603 ], [ 634, 621 ] ], [ [ 383, 714 ], [ 419, 678 ], [ 427, 662 ] ], [ [ 631, 720 ], [ 611, 725 ], [ 552, 671 ] ], [ [ 371, 576 ], [ 387, 587 ], [ 603, 616 ], [ 617, 624 ] ], [ [ 468, 770 ], [ 498, 744 ], [ 501, 713 ], [ 498, 443 ], [ 483, 423 ] ], [ [ 370, 484 ], [ 402, 483 ], [ 566, 511 ], [ 614, 514 ], [ 637, 507 ] ], [ [ 253, 383 ], [ 303, 375 ], [ 402, 390 ], [ 668, 415 ], [ 704, 412 ], [ 749, 397 ] ], [ [ 182, 309 ], [ 165, 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660 442 671 Q 441 687 430 696 Q 400 726 377 721 Q 373 721 374 713 Q 374 706 382 695 Z", "M 587 725 Q 574 706 548 676 Q 544 672 547 668 Q 551 667 557 669 Q 608 699 632 710 Q 642 711 641 719 Q 638 729 627 741 Q 615 753 601 755 Q 592 755 592 743 Q 593 736 587 725 Z", "M 520 588 Q 563 594 619 596 C 649 597 651 611 626 628 Q 613 641 581 634 Q 548 628 521 621 L 480 613 Q 419 604 365 597 C 335 593 339 556 367 567 Q 373 574 480 584 L 520 588 Z", "M 516 420 Q 516 451 517 481 L 518 523 Q 518 557 520 588 L 521 621 Q 522 663 524 701 Q 527 752 524 757 Q 511 770 497 778 C 472 794 449 802 460 774 L 461 772 Q 476 739 480 657 Q 480 639 480 613 L 480 584 Q 479 554 479 515 L 478 475 Q 478 448 478 415 C 478 385 516 390 516 420 Z", "M 517 481 Q 578 490 632 495 Q 657 498 649 512 Q 639 528 612 534 Q 578 540 518 523 L 479 515 Q 421 505 369 494 Q 350 490 371 474 Q 384 464 410 467 Q 444 471 478 475 L 517 481 Z", "M 478 415 Q 375 405 255 392 Q 236 391 250 374 Q 280 347 312 355 Q 433 385 706 386 Q 719 386 736 385 Q 754 385 758 392 Q 762 402 749 416 Q 698 453 644 440 Q 590 433 516 420 L 478 415 Z", "M 171 312 Q 149 269 119 232 Q 97 202 113 165 Q 120 147 142 159 Q 191 192 193 253 Q 200 286 194 311 Q 190 320 184 321 Q 175 320 171 312 Z", "M 332 283 Q 365 238 388 223 Q 400 219 408 229 Q 414 239 413 252 Q 410 271 398 282 Q 379 300 345 311 Q 333 317 326 314 Q 320 314 321 304 Q 322 295 332 283 Z", "M 561 311 Q 601 260 629 246 Q 639 243 648 253 Q 654 263 652 276 Q 645 309 573 340 Q 561 344 553 342 Q 549 341 550 332 Q 550 323 561 311 Z", "M 766 314 Q 817 272 877 212 Q 893 193 909 189 Q 918 188 925 199 Q 937 212 922 255 Q 909 294 843 319 Q 827 328 766 345 Q 756 349 755 337 Q 755 324 766 314 Z", "M 521 136 Q 683 158 689 162 Q 698 169 694 177 Q 688 189 662 197 Q 638 203 524 178 L 475 169 Q 409 162 335 161 Q 301 158 324 141 Q 354 117 433 126 Q 454 129 477 130 L 521 136 Z", "M 514 28 Q 518 85 521 136 L 524 178 Q 524 182 525 187 Q 528 206 530 220 Q 539 247 522 261 Q 494 276 474 279 Q 461 282 454 275 Q 448 268 455 256 Q 470 235 475 169 L 477 130 Q 478 81 479 25 C 480 -5 512 -2 514 28 Z", "M 479 25 Q 352 18 206 5 Q 184 4 199 -14 Q 212 -27 230 -34 Q 251 -41 267 -37 Q 489 11 805 -11 Q 805 -10 808 -11 Q 827 -12 833 -4 Q 839 8 823 22 Q 772 64 735 57 Q 653 44 514 28 L 479 25 Z" ] } 15 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.