1. 麼
  2. 嘛
  3. 嬷
  4. 嬤

麼

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  1. 麼 is the 63rd most frequent character.
  2. 麼 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 麼 appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. 麼 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
麼 => 麻, 幺
Radical :
麼 => 麻 (hemp), 幺 (short/tiny)
Graphical :
麼 => 厂, 丶, 林, ㇛, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

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

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 麼 (ma2): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 麼 (ma5): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 麼 (me5): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 麼 (mo2): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

什么 (什麼)
怎么 (怎麼)
这么 (這麼)
那么 (那麼)

Medium Frequency

多么 (多麼)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
为什么 (為什麼)

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)

嬷

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  1. 嬷 is the 4891st most frequent character.
  2. 嬷 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 嬷 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 嬷 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
嬷 => 女, 麽
Radical :
嬷 => 女 (woman), 麻 (hemp), 丿 (bend), 厶 (private)
Graphical :
嬷 => ㇛, 一, 丿, 厂, 丶, 林, 丿, ㇛, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ma1 - ma/mamma

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 嬷 (ma1): The component 麽 is pronounced as 'mo2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 嬷 (ma1): The component 麽 is pronounced as 'me5'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 嬷 (ma1): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

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嬤

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  1. 嬤 is the 4891st most frequent character.
  2. 嬤 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 嬤 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 嬤 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
嬤 => 女, 麼
Radical :
嬤 => 女 (woman), 麻 (hemp), 幺 (short/tiny)
Graphical :
嬤 => ㇛, 一, 丿, 厂, 丶, 林, ㇛, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ma1 - ma/mamma

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 嬤 (ma1): The component 麼 is pronounced as 'ma5'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 嬤 (ma1): The component 麼 is pronounced as 'me5'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 嬤 (ma1): The component 麼 is pronounced as 'mo2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 嬤 (ma1): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

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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