ink; black pigment for writing or painting

Animated Stroke Order 墨

墨 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 墨

墨 stroke order diagram

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墨 handwriting practice sheet - portrait

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HSK Vocabulary:

HSK words that contain this character.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
xià
tiān
chū
mén
yào
dài
jìng

You should wear sunglasses when going out in summer

2
xiǎo
xīn
bié
ràng
nòng
zāng
fu

Be careful not to stain your clothes with ink

3
de
gāng
yào
jiā
shuǐ
le

My fountain pen needs to be refilled with ink

4
de
gāng
méi
yǒu
shuǐ
ér
le

My pen is out of ink.

5
xiě
shí
xiǎo
xīn
shuǐ
ér
zài
le
zuò
běn
shàng

He accidentally spilled ink on his homework notebook while writing.

6
zhè
zhǒng
shuǐ
ér
gàn
hěn
kuài
huì
nòng
zāng
zhǐ
zhāng

This ink dries quickly and won't smudge the paper.

7
yòng
xiě

He writes with a brush and ink.

8
zhè
huà
de
hěn
shēng
dòng

The brushwork of this painting is very vivid.

9
de
wén
zhāng
liú
chàng
lái
hěn
shū

His writing is smooth and pleasant to read.

10
zhè
shì
shuǐ

This is ink.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes15
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2139
Zhuyinㄇㄛˋ
Components
UnicodeU+58A8
CangjieWGF
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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