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Character #227 · The First 1000

mǎ

horse

horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess

Strokes
310
TraditionalSimplified
馬 马
Poster cell
C9
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • mǎshàng at once
  • mǎlù street
  • mǎchē cart
  • mǎlì horsepower
  • jùnmǎ fine horse
  • hēimǎ dark horse
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 马馬

Write 马馬 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, mǎ, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell C9 · 28 × 36 grid

马馬 is #227 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 马 mean in English?
马 (mǎ) means "horse": horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess.
How do you pronounce 马?
马 is pronounced mǎ in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄇㄚˇ.
How many strokes does 马 have?
The simplified form, 马, has 3 strokes. The traditional form, 馬, has 10.
What is the traditional form of 马?
The traditional form of 马 is 馬. 马 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 馬 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 马?
Common words that use 马 include 马上 (mǎshàng, at once), 马路 (mǎlù, street), 马车 (mǎchē, cart), 马力 (mǎlì, horsepower).
How common is 马?
马 is number 227 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell C9 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.