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嗎
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吗
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yes or no

HSK 10
Communication →Language
ma
バ
ののし.る
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 馬 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (嗎)
口 mouth+ 馬 horse =
嗎 yes or no
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
馬 Phonetic component
horse
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Simplified (吗)
口 mouth+ 马 steed =
吗 final interrogative particle
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
马 Phonetic component
mǎ steed
horse
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Chinese
吗 / 嗎 [mǎ]
see 嗎啡|吗啡, morphine
吗 / 嗎 [ma]
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
嗎 いななき
Inanaki place name
CHINESE WORDS (5)
干吗 [gàn​má] #794
see 幹嘛|干嘛[gàn​má]
吗啡 [mǎ​fēi] #6,954
morphine (loanword)
不是吗 [bù​shì​ma]
isn't that so?
吗哪 [mǎ​nǎ]
manna (Israelite food)
吗啉 [mǎ​lín]
morpholine (chemistry) (loanword)