= m + a3
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
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= m + a3
horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
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How to pronounce 馬

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ a3 final

In the ashram’s living room.

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馬 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Characters with 馬 as component

= qi + Ø2
to sit astride / to ride (a horse, bike etc) / classifier for saddle horses
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= ji + Ø4
(Tw) saddle horse / mounted soldier
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yàn = y + an4
to examine / to test / to check
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Words with 馬

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sea horse / hippocampus (abbr. for 海馬體|海马体[hai3 ma3 ti3])
(idiom) to take office; to assume a post
lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom) / fig. going full steam ahead

Sentences with 馬

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