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ink / CL:
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *墨* | 墨* | *墨
ink stick / China ink / CL: 塊|块 / corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蘸* | 蘸* | *蘸
to dip in (ink, sauce etc)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *錠* | 錠* | *錠
(weaving) spindle / ingot / pressed cake of medicine etc / classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks
felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen
antique ink slab / CL:
small cup for adding water to an ink stone
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *釅* | 釅* | *釅
(of tea, wine etc) strong; (of ink, aroma etc) thick; (of a color) deep; rich
printing ink
ink (used in painting)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *膏* | 膏* | *膏
to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink
ink stone made of pottery
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *硯* | 硯* | *硯
ink-stone
ink and wash painting
pen and ink / words / writing
prepared Chinese ink
ink cartridge
seal case / box for seal and ink pad
(concave) ink stone or ink slab
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *掭* | 掭* | *掭
to smooth (a brush) against the inkstone (after dipping it in ink)
ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person
high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom) / you are the product of your environment
ink cartridge
ink slab
carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
case for an ink stone or ink slab
brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)
ink slab and sitting mat / place where one studies and teaches
Anhui ink (known for its quality)
to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom)
ink stone / ink slab
rendering (computing) / to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting) / to exaggerate / to embellish
corporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the victim's forehead
line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing
to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)
ink jet
to infect / to influence / to dip (in ink)
water container for an ink slab
writing brush and ink stone
to dip the pen into ink / to write
ink stick
to wash an ink-slab / to prepare for study (idiom)
ink stone / ink slab / CL:
e-ink screen; e-paper display
shaggy ink cap (edible mushroom) / Coprinus comatus
self-inking stamp
red ink paste used for seal
ink pad / stamp pad
to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid, ink, paint etc / to paint out / to paint over
ink stain / ink blot / spot / smudge
ink slab / ink stone
inked line / carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
private seal / stamp inked on the back of one's hand (used to prove that one has paid to enter a venue etc)
ink slabs from a place in Shandong
ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile
case for an ink slab
ink stone / writing as a livelihood
to describe (in writing, applying ink)
ink supply mechanism
ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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