Memory phrase for the character: 墨

墨

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Meaning

black ink, China ink, Mexico 墨西哥

Pronunciation

 mò

Explanation

 Top: black 黒 (The underside of the cooking pot 里 is stained by fire 灬 black), below: earth 土

Mnemonic
 
Black earth is used: for ink.

Radicals

黑 blackThe lower side of the cooking pot 里 is - by the fire 灬 - stained black.
灬 fireAlso this radical 火 stands for fire.
土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.
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 Vocabulary

石墨 shí mò  black lead; graphite; plumbago
墨西哥 Mò xī gē  Mexico
墨西哥 Mò xī gē  
墨西哥 Mò xī gē  

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