么
meyāomá HSK1

[question particle]

么 麼 me frequency
variant 麽
suffix particleaffix
(bound form) Suffix used to form question words and certain adverbs, such as 什么 shén​me, 怎么 zěn​me, and 那么 nà​me
topic marker
Used to set off a topic or first clause to create a pause before the main conclusion or to express a mild tone
song filler
(bound form) A filler word used in song lyrics for rhythmic effect
幺 yāo
variant 么
small pronounadjective
(bound form) small; tiny; youngest (member of a family).
one pronounnumeral
The number one, typically used in speech when reciting phone numbers, room numbers, or in certain games; same as 幺 yāo.
Yao
A Chinese surname.
么 麼 má
variant 麽
what particle
(colloquial) What. Also used as a final particle in questions or to express surprise.
幺 么 yāo
to shout
to shout or hawk one's wares; variant of 吆 yāo

Cross-References

Same as

Frequency
Character
Written text
63rd most common 2470.1 per million
Movie subtitles
11th most common 11908.4 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1166.1 per million appears in 52% of films
Written text
273.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
幺麼麽
Strokes
3
Unicode
U+4E48

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)