1. 嘛

嘛

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  1. 嘛 is the 1626th most frequent character.
  2. 嘛 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 嘛 appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. 嘛 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
嘛 => 口, 麻
Radical :
嘛 => 口 (mouth), 麻 (hemp)
Graphical :
嘛 => 口, 厂, 丶, 林

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ma5 - modal particle indicating that sth is obvious/particle indicating a pause for emphasis

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 嘛 (ma5): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

嘛 

Medium Frequency

干嘛 (幹嘛)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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