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The character 抹 is structured with the hand radical 扌 and the component 末, which functions phonetically. Its earliest recorded meanings involved actions of wiping or rubbing, and over time it acquired additional senses such as applying substances like paste or paint, erasing marks, and smearing surfaces. The hand radical consistently associates it with manual activity, while the semantic expansion incorporated contexts ranging from physical coating to metaphorical obliteration.
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我用抹布擦桌子。
他在墙上涂抹颜料。
请抹掉黑板上的字。
我喜欢喝抹茶拿铁。
我们不能抹杀他的功劳。
不要抹黑别人的名声。
时间抹不去美好的回忆。
她用精致的抹刀涂抹奶油。