START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “ma” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced ma
3 dictionary entries use the pronunciation ma, including 吗 ((coll.) what?), 嘛 (used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]), 蟆 (toad).
(coll.) what?
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used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]
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toad
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced má
3 dictionary entries use the pronunciation má, including 麻 (generic name for hemp, flax etc), 嗎 (Chinese character), 痲 (leprosy).
generic name for hemp, flax etc
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leprosy
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced mà
4 dictionary entries use the pronunciation mà, including 骂 (to scold), 杩 (headboard), 嘜 (Chinese character), 罵 (Chinese character).
to scold
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headboard
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced mǎ
9 dictionary entries use the pronunciation mǎ, including 马 (horse), 码 (weight), 蚂 (used in 螞蟥|蚂蟥[ma3huang2]), 犸 (mammoth), 玛 (agate; cornelian).
horse
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weight
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used in 螞蟥|蚂蟥[ma3huang2]
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mammoth
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agate; cornelian
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Chinese character
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced mā
2 dictionary entries use the pronunciation mā, including 妈 (ma), 媽 (Chinese character).
PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these ma characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 8 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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