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沫

foam; suds

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How 沫 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 (semantic, “water”) + 末 (phonetic, mò)

components: 氵 末

How to remember it

foam · Heisig RSH #217

末 last + 水 water

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 末

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 末 (mò) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
末 sound component mò end, final, last; insignificant
抹 mǒ to apply; to erase, to smear, to wipe off
袜 wà socks, stockings
茉 mò white jasmine
秣 mò fodder, horse feed; to feed a horse

Words containing 沫

WordPinyinMeaning
艾格尼丝·史沫特莱 Ài gé ní sī · Shǐ mò tè lái Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side
口沫横飞 kǒu mò héng fēi to speak vehemently; to express oneself with great passion
量子沫 liàng zǐ mò quantum foam (in string theory, and science fiction)
史沫特莱 Shǐ mò tè lái Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. the communi…
飞沫传染 fēi mò chuán rǎn droplet infection (disease transmission from sneezing, coughing etc)
泡沫经济 pào mò jīng jì bubble economy
网状泡沫 wǎng zhuàng pào mò reticulated foam
白沫 bái mò froth; foam (coming from the mouth)
起泡沫 qǐ pào mò to emit bubbles; to bubble; to foam (with rage); to seethe
口沫 kǒu mò spittle; saliva
肉沫 ròu mò minced pork
飞沫 fēi mò airborne droplet
唾沫星子 tuò mò xīng zi sputter
泡沫塑料 pào mò sù liào styrofoam
住宅泡沫 zhù zhái pào mò housing bubble
以沫相濡 yǐ mò xiāng rú see 相濡以沫[xiang1 ru2 yi3 mo4]
相濡以沫 xiāng rú yǐ mò (lit.) (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when out of the water) (idiom); (fig.…
浮沫 fú mò froth; foam
飞沫四溅 fēi mò sì jiàn to spray in all directions
泡沫 pào mò foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble