沫
foam; suds
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,098 U+6CAB
How 沫 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 末 (phonetic, mò)
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:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |