Memory phrase for the character: 磨

磨

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Meaning to grind, polish, sharpen, wear down, waste time

Pronunciation

mó, mò

Explanation

Outside and top: hemp 麻 (The building 广 in the forest 林 is for the hemp), below: stone 石

Mnemonic
 
Use hemp on the stones for polishing.

Radicals

麻 hempSince hemp is illegal, it is not stored at home, but is well hidden. So: The building 广 in the forest 林 is for the hemp.
林 forest
石 stoneShows a variation of cliff 厂 with a stone 囗 below.
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 Vocabulary

磨损 mó sǔn  wear and tear; abrasion
耐磨 nài mó  wear resistant
降妖伏磨 xiáng yāo fú mó  to conquer all kinds of demons
琢磨 zhuó mó  to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work
切磋琢磨 qiē cuō zhuó mó  gradual improvement by slow polishing (idiom); fig. education as a gradual process
切磋琢磨 qiē cuō zhuó mó  

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