6 strokes13 strokes
Character #119 · The First 1000
吗 (嗎) ma meaning: question
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
Also read má ((coll.) what?)
- Strokes
- 613
- TraditionalSimplified
- 嗎 吗
- Poster cell
- G5
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01 练习纸
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Practice writing 吗嗎
Write 吗嗎 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, ma, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet 02 千字海报
03 问答
Quick answers
- What does 吗 mean in English?
- 吗 (ma) means "question": (question particle for "yes-no" questions).
- How do you pronounce 吗?
- 吗 is pronounced ma in pinyin, with the neutral tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ˙ㄇㄚ. It can also be read má ((coll.) what?).
- How many strokes does 吗 have?
- The simplified form, 吗, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 嗎, has 13.
- What is the traditional form of 吗?
- The traditional form of 吗 is 嗎. 吗 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 嗎 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
- How common is 吗?
- 吗 is number 119 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell G5 of The First 1000 poster.
Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.