| mó | to sharpen/to delay/hardship/to grind/to rub |
| mò | grindstone |
| 磨 | to rub to grind to polish |
| 磨不开 | to feel embarrassed |
| 磨人 | annoying bothersome to fret |
| 磨光 | to polish |
| 磨光剂 | polishing agent; buffing compound; polishing paste; polish; polishing material |
| 磨光器 | a polisher; a burnisher |
| 磨光机 | rasping machine; glazing mill; glasser; polishing machine; glazing machine; glassingjack; branner; buffing machine; glassing jack; flint glazing machine; glassing machine; abrader; refacer |
| 磨光玻璃 | polished glass; slicking glass; abrased glass |
| 磨光石 | a rubbed stone |
| 磨具 | sharper; abrasive tools; grinding tools; grinding apparatus; sharpener |
| 磨刀 | to hone (a knife) |
| 磨刀器 | a knife-grinder |
| 磨刀石 | whetstone (for honing knives) |
| 磨刀霍霍 | draw one's sword |
| 磨制 | grinding |
| 磨制石器 | a polished stone (neolithic) implement |
| 磨削 | grinding; burnish; abrasive planing |
| 磨叨 | to grumble to chatter |
| 磨合 | to break in to wear in |
| 磨唧 | to be very slow to dawdle |