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摩擦

mó cā

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

mó cā · mo1 caat3 (Jyutping)

  1. friction
  2. rubbing
  3. chafing
  4. fig. disharmony
  5. conflict
  6. also written 磨擦

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

摩

Meaning
rub, scour, grind; friction
Radical
手
Strokes
15
Components
⿸麻手
Cangjie
IDQ
Four-corner
0025.2

擦

Meaning
wipe, scrub, rub, scour; brush
Radical
扌
Strokes
17
Components
⿰扌察
Cangjie
QJBF
Four-corner
5309.1

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