麼

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么

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suffix

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Phonosemantic compound. 幺 represents the meaning and 麻 represents the sound.

Components

Traditional (麼)

幺 one+ 麻 hemp =

麼 suffix

幺 Meaning component

yāo one

youngest

麻 Phonetic component

má hemp

variant of 麻[má]

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Simplified (么)

丿 slash+ 厶 secret =

么 [question particle]

丿

slash

厶

secret

Notes

Similar Characters

吆 bawl 幼 young 奚 where? what? how? why?後 after/behind (trad/jp)樂 music (trad)胤 descendant 幻 unreal 嘛 pause marker 摩 rub 磨 grind 糜 rice gruel 縻 halter for ox 靡 divide 魔 demon 麽 suffix (simp)

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

麼

Regular

Modern

Chinese

么 / 麼 [má]

exclamatory final particle

么 / 麼 [ma]

interrogative final particle

么 / 麼 [me]

suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shénme], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhème] thus, etc

Example Sentences

CHINESE WORDS (43)

什么样 [shénmeyàng] #1,015

what kind?

33 more items

JAPANESE WORDS (2)

恁麼 [いんも] #203,937

this sort

作麼生 [そもさん]

consider the following