SMEAR  塗抹

COVER the SURFACE of something USING a LIQUID.
SPREADRUBDAUBSLAPSLATHERSMOTHERPLASTERSLICKAPPLYLITERARY BESMEAR.COVERCOATGREASELITERARY BEDAUB
Hypernym
  • COVERCONCEAL something by PUTTING something ABOVE it.
    • CONCEALCAUSE TO BECOME OBSCURE:invisible.
      • OBSCUREDARK so as to be DIFFICULT to SEE, DIFFICULT to UNDERSTAND OR STRANGE to THINK of.
        • DARKCOLOUR LACKING BRIGHTNESS....
Hyponym
  • PAINT　SMEAR USING LIQUID so as to CAUSE something TO HAVE COLOUR.
    黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
    HUANG JINGUI 2006

    SACRIFICE 4.

    釁，把牲血塗在新成的建築或器物上以祭的總稱。

    刲，取羊耳下血以釁。

    [ 气＋刀 ] ，取獸類頸血以釁。

    衈，取禽類（雞）血以釁，後可用為泛指，即以血行釁禮。

    考，建築物落成設食祭神而不釁血，後又有泛指用法，即也包括釁血在內。

    解土，建築物落成時祭謝土神。

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    塗

    塗飾

    塗抹

    擦

    上

    敷

    搽

    抹

    刷

    抿

    rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

      Words

      塗  tú OC: laa MC: duo̝ 15 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vadVby smearing
      • vt(oN)cover a contextually determinate surface with a liquid
      • vtoNto smear, to plaster; apply (a substance) by smearing it on
      • vtoNfigurativebesmirch, defile
      釁  xìn OC: qhrɯns MC: hin
      釁  xìn OC: hmrɯns MC: hin
      釁  xìn OC: hmrɯns MC: hin 7 Attributions

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNsmear with (human or non-human) blood as a propitiation ritualsmear crevice in bell with (human or non-human) blood as a propitiation ritual
      歃  shà OC: sqreeb MC: ʂɣɛp 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNsmear the mouth (with blood when taking an oath)
      渥  wò OC: qrooɡ MC: ʔɣɔk 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNsmear with
      坌  bèn OC: bɯɯns MC: buo̝n 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNsmear with dust/dirt
      鏝  màn OC: moons MC: mʷɑn 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • ntrowel
      • vtoNto plaster with a trowel
      • vtoNpassivebe plastered with a trowel
      塗漫  tú màn OC: laa moons MC: duo̝ mʷɑn 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPimiddle voicebe smeared all over
      塵坌  chén bèn OC: din bɯɯns MC: ɖin buo̝n 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNsmear with dust

      Existing SW for

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