• 63rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.25% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ma2)exclamatory final particle
2. ma (ma5)interrogative final particle
3. me (me5)suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus etc
4. (mo2)tiny • insignificant

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

什么 (什麼)
怎么 (怎麼)
这么 (這麼)
那么 (那麼)

Uncommon

多么 (多麼)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
为什么 (為什麼)

RareShow 28

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: 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.