Chinese character
妈
mā
mother, mama
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- mother, mama
- ma
- mom
- mother
Simplified / Traditional
妈→媽
Stroke order
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Words
Common words
妈妈mā mamama; mommy; mother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]大妈dà māfather's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)老妈lǎo māmother; mom爸妈bà mādad and mom妈咪mā mimommy (loanword)姨妈yí mā(coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt姑妈gū mā(coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt妈祖mā zǔMatsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia奶妈nǎi māwet nurse他妈的tā mā de(taboo curse) damn it!; fucking
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good, excellent, fine
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she, her
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as, as if, like, such as, supposing
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woman, girl
妳nǎi
you (female)
姓xìng
name, family name, surname
姆mǔ
governess, matron, nanny
娶qǔ
to marry, to take a wife
吗ma
final interrogative particle
马mǎ
horse
嘛ma
final exclamatory particle
骂mà
to accuse, to blame, to curse, to scold
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number, numeral, symbol
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agate, cornelian
麻má
hemp, flax, sesame
唛mà
mark