麽
mó

interrogative particle

Phonosemantic compound. 么 represents the meaning and 麻 represents the sound. Variant form of 麼.

Components

么
么 Meaning component
me [question particle]
麻
麻 Sound component
má, ma hemp

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

嬷

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmaːl
Unicodemɑ̌

說文解字

細也。从幺麻聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

么 me [question particle] Simplified

Variant form of 幺, which is a pictograph of a twisted thread.

Component uses

Meaning (1)

麽

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

仫

Historical Pronunciations

Middle Chinese
Unicodeqeu

Sources

Character origin
黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.416
Readings & variants
Unicode