墨砚
墨砚墨硯 mò yàn ㄇㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ mak6 jin6
- ink slab
- ink stone
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 墨 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
墨
- 墨水 mò shuǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mak6 seoi2 ink
- 即墨 Jí mò ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄛˋ zik1 mak6 see 即墨區|即墨区[Ji2 mo4 Qu1]
- 喷墨噴墨 pēn mò ㄆㄣ ㄇㄛˋ pan3 mak6 ink jet
- 墨刑 mò xíng ㄇㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ mak6 jing4 corporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the victim's forehead
- 墨匣 mò xiá ㄇㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄚˊ mak6 haap6 ink cartridge
- 墨子 Mò zǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄗˇ mak6 zi2 Mozi (c. 470–391 BC), founder of the Mohist School 墨家[Mo4 jia1], which flourished during the Warring States period (475–220 BC)
砚
- 古砚古硯 gǔ yàn ㄍㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ gu2 jin6 antique ink slab
- 同砚同硯 tóng yàn ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˋ tung4 jin6 classmate
- 广砚廣硯 Guǎng Yàn ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄧㄢˋ gwong2 jin6 Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)
- 柘砚柘硯 zhè yàn ㄓㄜˋ ㄧㄢˋ ze3 jin6 ink slabs from a place in Shandong
- 涤砚滌硯 dí yàn ㄉㄧˊ ㄧㄢˋ dik6 jin6 to wash an ink-slab
- 焚砚焚硯 fén yàn ㄈㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ fan4 jin6 to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)
Idioms with these characters
- 词人墨客詞人墨客 cí rén mò kè ㄘˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ ci4 jan4 mak6 haak3 (idiom) writer; wordsmith
- 粉墨登场粉墨登場 fěn mò dēng chǎng ㄈㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄥ ㄔㄤˇ fan2 mak6 dang1 coeng4 to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)
- 规矩绳墨規矩繩墨 guī ju shéng mò ㄍㄨㄟ ˙ㄐㄩ ㄕㄥˊ ㄇㄛˋ kwai1 geoi2 sing4 mak6 compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
- 挥毫洒墨揮毫灑墨 huī háo sǎ mò ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄠˊ ㄙㄚˇ ㄇㄛˋ fai1 hou4 saa2 mak6 to wield a writing brush (idiom)
- 近朱近墨 jìn zhū jìn mò ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄨ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄛˋ gan6 zyu1 gan6 mak6 one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)