Chinese character

嘛

final exclamatory particle

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14 strokesRadical 口No. 306

Meaning

Definitions are in English.

final exclamatory particle
used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]
(Tw) (coll.) what?
modal particle indicating that sth is obvious
particle indicating a pause for emphasis

Pinyin

mamá

Components

口kǒu 麻má

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mouth

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Stroke order

嘛

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Words

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干嘛干嘛gàn máwhat are you doing?; what for?; why? (often expressing surprise or annoyance)喇嘛喇嘛lǎ malama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism 达赖喇嘛达赖喇嘛dá lài lǎ maDalai Lama

Related characters

和hé

harmony, peace

吗ma

final interrogative particle

后hòu

after

可kě

may, can, -able

吧bā

emphatic final particle

只zhī

only, merely, just

向xiàng

towards

啊a

ah, exclamatory particle

马mǎ

horse

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