摩擦

Chinese

		rub	to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting) to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish
trad. (摩擦)		摩	擦
simp. ^#(摩擦)		摩	擦
alternative forms		磨擦

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mócā

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ caat³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mô͘-chhat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mócā
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: móca
  - Wade–Giles: mo²-tsʻa¹
  - Yale: mwó-tsā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: motsa
  - Palladius: моца (moca)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰä⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    摩擦
    磨擦
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo¹ caat³
  - Yale: mō chaat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ tsaat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: mo¹ cad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːt̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-chhat
  - Tâi-lô: môo-tshat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mozhad
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /mɔ̃¹³⁻²² t͡sʰat̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰat̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /mɔ̃²³⁻³³ t͡sʰat̚³²/

Verb

摩擦

to rub; to chafe; to press together
摩擦雙手／摩擦双手 ― mócā shuāngshǒu ― to rub one's hands together
- 摩擦　摩擦　在這光滑的地上摩擦 [MSC, trad.]
  摩擦　摩擦　在这光滑的地上摩擦 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2016, 龐麥郎 (Joseeh Punmanlon), 我的滑板鞋 (My Skateboard Shoes)
  mócā, mócā, zài zhè guānghuá de dì shàng mócā [Pinyin]
  Shuffle, shuffle, shuffling on this smooth floor.

Synonyms

擦 (cā)

Noun

摩擦

(physics) friction
摩擦生熱／摩擦生热 ― mócā shēng rè ― Friction generates heat.
(figurative) clash; friction; discord; disagreement
金融摩擦 ― jīnróng mócā ― financial friction

Derived terms

摩擦係數 / 摩擦系数 (mócā xìshù)
摩擦力 (mócālì)
摩擦法
摩擦角 (mócājiǎo)
摩擦電 / 摩擦电
摩擦音 (mócāyīn)
滑動摩擦 / 滑动摩擦
滾動摩擦 / 滚动摩擦
靜摩擦力 / 静摩擦力

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (摩擦):

→ Japanese: 摩(ま)擦(さつ) (masatsu)
→ Korean: 마찰(摩擦) (machal)
→ Vietnamese: ma sát (摩擦)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
摩	擦
ま Grade: S	さつ Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まさつ [màsátsú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ma̠sa̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

摩(ま)擦(さつ) • (masatsu)

(physics) friction
friction; conflict; disagreement

Verb

摩(ま)擦(さつ)する • (masatsu suru) transitive or intransitive suru (stem 摩(ま)擦(さつ)し (masatsu shi), past 摩(ま)擦(さつ)した (masatsu shita))

rub; chafe

Conjugation

Conjugation of "摩擦する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	摩擦し	まさつし	masatsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	摩擦し	まさつし	masatsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	摩擦する	まさつする	masatsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	摩擦する	まさつする	masatsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	摩擦すれ	まさつすれ	masatsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	摩擦せよ¹ 摩擦しろ²	まさつせよ¹ まさつしろ²	masatsu seyo¹ masatsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	摩擦される	まさつされる	masatsu sareru
Causative	摩擦させる摩擦さす	まさつさせるまさつさす	masatsu saseru masatsu sasu
Potential	摩擦できる	まさつできる	masatsu dekiru
Volitional	摩擦しよう	まさつしよう	masatsu shiyō
Negative	摩擦しない	まさつしない	masatsu shinai
Negative continuative	摩擦せず	まさつせず	masatsu sezu
Formal	摩擦します	まさつします	masatsu shimasu
Perfective	摩擦した	まさつした	masatsu shita
Conjunctive	摩擦して	まさつして	masatsu shite
Hypothetical conditional	摩擦すれば	まさつすれば	masatsu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“摩擦”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
摩	擦

Noun

摩擦 • (machal) (hangeul 마찰)

hanja form^? of 마찰 (“friction”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
摩	擦

Noun

摩擦

chữ Hán form of ma sát (“friction”)