Chinese character

马

mǎ

horse

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3 strokesRadical 马No. 187Simplified

Meaning

Definitions are in English.

horse
surname
surname Ma
abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
CL:匹[pi3]

Simplified / Traditional

马→馬

Components

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Etymology hint · Pictographic

Simplified form of 馬, a horse galloping to the left

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马

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Words

Common words

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马上mǎ shàngat once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)罗马luó mǎRome, capital of Italy; (historical) Ancient Rome 马克mǎ kèMark (name); mark (monetary unit)马丁mǎ dīngMartin (name)马路mǎ lùstreet; road; CL:條|条[tiao2]人马rén mǎmen and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur 马来mǎ láiMalaya; Malaysia 骑马qí mǎto ride a horse 宝马bǎo mǎBMW (car company); precious horse 马里mǎ lǐMali

Examples

Example sentences

Everyday dialogues

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我马上就来。

wǒ mǎ shàng jiù lái。

I'll come right away.

他拉着我的手，过马路。

tā lā zhe wǒ de shǒu，guò mǎ lù。

He held my hand and crossed the road.

Related characters

驻zhù

stable

骗piàn

to cheat, to defraud, to swindle

to ride, to mount

to annoy, to bother

donkey, ass

to gallop

to drive, to ride, to sail

验yàn

to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify

吗ma

final interrogative particle

嘛ma

final exclamatory particle

妈mā

mother, mama

骂mà

to accuse, to blame, to curse, to scold

码mǎ

number, numeral, symbol

玛mǎ

agate, cornelian

麻má

hemp, flax, sesame

唛mà

mark