Ma3 - surname Ma/abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
ma3 - horse/CL:匹[pi]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess/knight in Western chess
Pronunciation Clues:
Pronunciation clue for 马 (ma3): The component 马 is pronounced as 'ma3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Example Words:
High Frequency
Pinyin: qian1 jun1 wan4 ma3 Definition: magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower/all the King's horses and all the King's men
Pinyin: Ma3 Ying1 jiu3 Definition: Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei from 1998, President of Republic of China from 2008
Pinyin: Si1 ma3 Guang1 Definition: Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴
Pinyin: Sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3 Definition: The old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise/It's an ill wind that blows no-one any good.
Pinyin: tian1 ma3 xing2 kong1 Definition: like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)/(of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative/unconstrained in style
Pinyin: zhao1 bing1 mai3 ma3 Definition: to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army/fig. to expand business/to recruit new staff
Pinyin: Cha2 ma3 gu3 dao4 Definition: old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond
Pinyin: zou3 ma3 guan1 hua1 Definition: lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing/fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation/to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
Pinyin: Ma3 ke4 si1 Definition: Marx (name)/Groucho Marx (the star of Duck Soup, 1933)/Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism
Pinyin: Ma3 ke3 Bo1 luo2 Definition: Marco Polo (1254-c. 1324), Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk road to China, author of Il Milione (Travels of Marco Polo)
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. If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.