Read Edit View history 么 mameyāomáYāo HSK1 [question particle] Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Variant form of 幺, which is a pictograph of a twisted thread. Pinyin Separate values with commas me × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 么 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 幺 ×麼 ×麽 ×么 × Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 么 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 473, 778 ], [ 488, 766 ], [ 507, 733 ], [ 463, 647 ], [ 428, 597 ], [ 330, 487 ], [ 231, 407 ], [ 180, 378 ] ], [ [ 615, 566 ], [ 642, 521 ], [ 636, 496 ], [ 524, 348 ], [ 361, 166 ], [ 341, 124 ], [ 393, 116 ], [ 543, 151 ], [ 692, 176 ], [ 718, 179 ], [ 728, 168 ] ], [ [ 669, 316 ], [ 747, 226 ], [ 802, 146 ], [ 821, 95 ], [ 819, 65 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 464 772 Q 476 682 334 526 Q 256 448 174 381 Q 164 375 176 372 Q 263 387 398 520 Q 401 524 405 528 Q 456 583 534 696 Q 544 711 552 717 Q 559 721 559 734 Q 558 744 544 759 Q 505 795 471 788 Q 461 787 464 772 Z", "M 727 196 Q 574 180 407 145 Q 391 139 386 144 Q 382 153 397 172 Q 644 446 695 491 Q 713 501 707 518 Q 701 536 644 574 Q 625 587 611 584 Q 593 580 597 551 Q 603 515 574 472 Q 498 343 376 218 Q 342 178 273 142 Q 252 129 256 114 Q 260 92 290 62 Q 302 46 321 58 Q 390 107 741 166 Q 742 166 744 166 C 774 171 757 199 727 196 Z", "M 744 166 Q 807 61 814 57 Q 823 53 834 62 Q 850 72 848 123 Q 849 192 672 329 Q 665 336 658 324 Q 654 309 663 296 Q 694 251 727 196 L 744 166 Z" ] } 3 strokes 么 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 471, 782 ], [ 510, 730 ], [ 434, 606 ], [ 325, 484 ], [ 180, 378 ] ], [ [ 607, 580 ], [ 652, 493 ], [ 312, 120 ], [ 339, 94 ], [ 737, 174 ] ], [ [ 666, 324 ], [ 798, 153 ], [ 827, 61 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M464,772C472,713 430,629 334,526C283,473 229,425 174,381C167,377 167,371 176,372C234,380 309,430 398,520C435,559 482,621 534,696C540,706 546,714 552,717C556,720 559,726 559,734C558,741 553,750 544,759C518,784 493,793 471,788C464,787 462,783 464,772Z", "M727,196C625,186 520,170 409,145C397,143 388,140 386,144C382,150 386,160 397,172C560,356 659,463 695,491C705,500 710,507 707,518C702,530 681,549 644,574C631,583 620,586 611,584C599,582 594,571 597,551C600,527 592,502 574,472C522,387 456,303 376,218C352,193 318,167 273,142C258,135 253,125 256,114C259,100 270,83 290,62C299,53 308,50 321,58C367,91 503,127 744,166C755,168 738,196 727,196Z", "M744,166C784,95 809,60 814,57C819,55 826,57 834,62C844,70 848,89 848,123C847,169 789,237 672,329C666,334 661,333 658,324C654,315 657,305 663,296C683,266 705,234 727,196C738,176 738,176 744,166Z" ] } 3 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.