= m + a2
(coll.) what?
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= m + a3
used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]
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ma = m + a5
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
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How to pronounce 吗

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.

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+ a2 final

In the ashram’s kitchen.

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= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

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+ a3 final

In the ashram’s living room.

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= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

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+ a5 final

On the ashram’s roof.

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吗 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.

Component Translations
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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= 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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Characters with 吗 as component

吗 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 吗

see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2]
morphine (loanword)
isn't that so?

Sentences with 吗

wáng
yào
jiàn
còu
shǒu
yòng
de
bīng
ma
 
 
dào
nán

Want to remember 吗 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

/ / ma

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