沫

mò

末 + 氵

Definitions

mò (noun) foam; suds

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 末 represents the sound.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 末

About

The character 沫 is a phono-semantic compound consisting of the water radical 氵 (a shortened form of 水) on the left, which signals a relationship to liquids or fluids, and the component 末 on the right, which indicates the pronunciation. Its primary meaning is foam or froth that forms on the surface of a liquid. Additionally, it is often used for biological fluids like saliva or spittle, particularly when they are expelled from the mouth and form small frothy bubbles.

Etymology Hide

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

牛奶上有泡沫。

Niúnǎi shàng yǒu pàomò.

There is foam on the milk.

肥皂沫很容易冲洗。

Féizào mò hěn róngyì chōngxǐ.

Soap foam is easy to rinse off.

他吐了一口唾沫。

Tā tǔle yī kǒu tuòmo.

He spat a mouthful of saliva.

海浪拍打出白色泡沫。

Hǎilàng pāidǎ chū báisè pàomò.

The waves crash to produce white foam.

刷牙时，牙膏沫会飞溅。

Shuāyá shí, yágāo mò huì fēijiàn.

When brushing teeth, toothpaste foam may splatter.

咖啡的泡沫很快就消失了。

Kāfēi de pàomò hěn kuài jiù xiāoshīle.

The foam on the coffee disappeared quickly.

如果搅拌太快，就会产生太多泡沫。

Rúguǒ jiǎobàn tài kuài, jiù huì chǎnshēng tàiduō pàomò.

If you stir too quickly, it will produce too much foam.

经济泡沫破裂后，许多公司倒闭了。

Jīngjì pàomò pòliè hòu, xǔduō gōngsī dǎobìle.

After the economic bubble burst, many companies went bankrupt.

Related Characters

Component: 末

Component: 氵

沫