3 strokes14 strokes
Character #47 · The First 1000
么 (麼) me meaning: suffix
suffix in question words and pronouns (什么, 怎么, 这么)
suffix in question words and pronouns (什麼, 怎麼, 這麼)
- Strokes
- 314
- TraditionalSimplified
- 麼 么
- Poster cell
- S2
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02 练习纸
Free printable · One page
Practice writing 么麼
Write 么麼 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, me, 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 03 千字海报
04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 么 mean in English?
- 么 (me) means "suffix": suffix in question words and pronouns (什么, 怎么, 这么).
- How do you pronounce 么?
- 么 is pronounced me in pinyin, with the neutral tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ˙ㄇㄜ.
- How many strokes does 么 have?
- The simplified form, 么, has 3 strokes. The traditional form, 麼, has 14.
- What is the traditional form of 么?
- The traditional form of 么 is 麼. 么 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 麼 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
- What are common words with 么?
- Common words that use 么 include 什么 (shénme, what?), 怎么 (zěnme, how?), 那么 (nàme, like that), 这么 (zhème, so much).
- How common is 么?
- 么 is number 47 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell S2 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.