磨 (mó/mò) — (mó) to grind, rub; (mò) a millstone

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磨＝麻＋石

ㄇㄛˊ · mó/mò

verb/noun — (mó) to grind, rub; (mò) a millstone

字源 FORM — what the parts do

麻聲má — gives the soundhemp stalks dried under a shelter (广)

{m}Fmá → mó — the final worn down

石義stone — the grinding wheel

Hemp (麻) over stone (石) — the stone wheel that grinds the grain. 麻 carries the sound, worn from má to mó, the stone gives the millstone its body. From grinding came wearing down, polishing, and dragging on: 折磨, 消磨, 磨練.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

上下兩扇石頭（石）轉著，穀子進去，粉出來。

Two stone wheels (石) turn against each other; grain goes in, flour comes out.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

mó

(本義)研磨、磨刀— to grind, to rub常用

→折磨、消磨、磨練— to wear down; to hone

mò

(引申)石磨、磨坊— a millstone常用

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension