| 笔墨 | bǐ mò | pen and ink; words; writing | |
| 墨水 | mò shuǐ | ink; Classifiers: 瓶 | |
| 墨镜 | mò jìng | sunglasses; Classifiers: 只 | |
| 浓墨重彩 | nóng mò zhòng cǎi | thick and heavy in colors; to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom) | |
| 石墨 | shí mò | black lead; graphite; plumbago |
| 1 | The printer needs a new ink cartridge. | |
| 2 | We need blue ink to print. | |
| 3 | She likes writing in her diary using a white ink pen. | |
| 4 | The ink in this fountain pen has dried up and needs to be refilled. | |
| 5 | During his time in Mexico, he served as the US ambassador. |