mó

劘

Character · Verb

pare; cut

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to pare; to whittle; to cut

literary

An archaic or literary term for cutting, whittling, or paring down an object. Rarely used in modern spoken language.

Gǔ古
rén人
yòng用
dāo刀
mó劘
mù木
wéi为
qì器
 。

Ancient people used knives to whittle wood into utensils.

Qí其
rèn刃
fēng锋
lì利
 ，
zú足
yǐ以
mó劘
shí石
 。

Its blade is sharp enough to cut stone.

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Bǐ笔
fēng锋
rú如
dāo刀
 ，
mó劘
xuē削
wén文
zhāng章
 。

The pen's point is like a knife, cutting and refining the essay.