surname Mo; abbr. for 墨西哥, Mexico

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

墨是黑色的。

Ink is black.

这块墨还能用吗?

Can this ink stick still be used?