mameyāoYāo HSK1

[question particle]

Senses

/ 麼 ma question particle

modal particle, punctuation · interrogative final particle

你现在准备好了么?

/ 麼 me suffix

pronoun, verb, measure word, adjective, adverb · suffix used to form interrogative or indefinite pronouns such as 'what' or 'this way'

你在看什么?

/ 么 yāo shout

adverb, punctuation · to shout or call out (variant of yāo)

他在集市上大声幺喝。

/ 麼 exclamatory particle

modal particle · exclamatory final particle

他有多好么!

/ 么 yāo one

punctuation · the number one, used for clarity when spelling out digits or on dice and dominoes

我的房间号是一零幺。

/ 么 yāo youngest

noun · youngest, most junior, or tiny

他在家里排行老幺。

/ 么 Yāo surname

proper name · surname Yao

幺先生在这一带很有名。

References

variant 么/麽 么/麼
variant 庅/庅 么/麼
variant 末/末 么/麼