Read Edit View history 嘛 mamá HSK6 final exclamatory particle Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 麻 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas ma ×má × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 嘛 Simp strokes 嘛 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 嘛 Simp strokes 嘛 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 嘛 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 71, 576 ], [ 96, 553 ], [ 103, 535 ], [ 137, 335 ] ], [ [ 126, 556 ], [ 134, 565 ], [ 218, 591 ], [ 246, 591 ], [ 261, 579 ], [ 270, 570 ], [ 253, 474 ], [ 250, 464 ], [ 232, 452 ] ], [ [ 154, 399 ], [ 164, 409 ], [ 225, 424 ], [ 279, 421 ] ], [ [ 538, 831 ], [ 616, 787 ], [ 645, 749 ] ], [ [ 402, 649 ], [ 421, 636 ], [ 461, 639 ], [ 592, 658 ], [ 764, 694 ], [ 805, 693 ] ], 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566 Q 240 559 234 522 Q 230 486 223 445 C 218 415 266 408 270 438 Z", "M 150 390 Q 154 390 160 391 Q 197 401 279 411 Q 288 412 289 421 Q 289 428 270 438 L 223 445 Q 219 445 216 443 Q 177 430 145 421 C 116 413 120 388 150 390 Z", "M 562 789 Q 589 767 617 741 Q 632 728 649 729 Q 659 730 665 744 Q 669 760 658 791 Q 646 824 555 839 Q 539 842 532 839 Q 526 835 529 821 Q 533 811 562 789 Z", "M 408 618 Q 429 614 555 633 Q 793 672 810 680 Q 811 681 813 682 Q 822 689 818 697 Q 812 709 786 716 Q 759 723 661 694 Q 499 661 395 653 C 365 651 378 619 408 618 Z", "M 395 653 Q 353 686 334 678 Q 322 672 328 659 Q 346 625 340 555 Q 339 549 338 542 Q 326 388 277 257 Q 240 164 155 41 Q 151 35 148 29 Q 145 19 156 21 Q 184 27 264 136 Q 280 163 297 193 Q 366 335 388 514 Q 397 608 408 618 C 416 638 416 638 395 653 Z", "M 523 408 Q 542 415 562 419 Q 581 425 585 428 Q 592 435 587 442 Q 580 452 555 456 Q 539 459 525 454 L 480 438 Q 408 423 401 421 Q 370 414 394 400 Q 431 385 476 396 L 523 408 Z", "M 521 360 Q 522 384 523 408 L 525 454 Q 528 485 535 509 Q 542 521 540 532 Q 536 539 491 566 Q 473 579 457 567 Q 453 563 458 551 Q 479 520 480 438 L 480 308 Q 476 155 463 112 Q 456 85 475 33 Q 479 20 486 17 Q 490 13 497 18 Q 518 33 518 82 Q 517 110 521 331 L 521 360 Z", "M 476 396 Q 437 288 311 114 Q 307 105 316 105 Q 334 105 421 213 Q 452 253 480 308 C 537 419 487 424 476 396 Z", "M 521 331 Q 563 282 578 279 Q 588 278 593 290 Q 594 300 589 315 Q 582 331 562 340 Q 537 355 521 360 C 493 370 501 354 521 331 Z", "M 740 446 Q 857 476 860 478 Q 867 485 863 493 Q 856 503 829 510 Q 802 514 742 490 L 697 478 Q 664 471 627 466 Q 594 459 618 445 Q 645 432 687 434 L 740 446 Z", "M 739 392 Q 739 419 740 446 L 742 490 Q 746 527 754 557 Q 761 570 759 581 Q 753 588 706 617 Q 687 632 669 618 Q 665 614 670 601 Q 695 565 696 528 Q 696 504 697 478 L 698 334 Q 695 157 690 127 Q 675 40 677 32 Q 683 11 692 -9 Q 698 -25 705 -27 Q 709 -33 716 -26 Q 723 -22 731 -4 Q 740 17 739 43 Q 738 77 739 336 L 739 392 Z", "M 687 434 Q 659 320 545 126 Q 541 117 551 118 Q 570 118 649 238 Q 674 280 698 334 C 757 465 695 463 687 434 Z", "M 739 336 Q 784 228 842 141 Q 855 119 874 116 Q 923 115 966 114 Q 984 113 985 117 Q 986 121 968 136 Q 862 205 823 260 Q 777 320 739 392 C 725 418 727 364 739 336 Z" ] } 14 strokes 嘛 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 71, 576 ], [ 96, 553 ], [ 103, 535 ], [ 137, 335 ] ], [ [ 126, 556 ], [ 134, 565 ], [ 218, 591 ], [ 246, 591 ], [ 261, 579 ], [ 270, 570 ], [ 253, 474 ], [ 250, 464 ], [ 232, 452 ] ], [ [ 154, 399 ], [ 164, 409 ], [ 225, 424 ], [ 279, 421 ] ], [ [ 538, 831 ], [ 616, 787 ], [ 645, 749 ] ], [ [ 402, 649 ], [ 421, 636 ], [ 461, 639 ], [ 592, 658 ], [ 764, 694 ], [ 805, 693 ] ], [ [ 339, 666 ], [ 360, 648 ], [ 372, 620 ], [ 360, 492 ], [ 328, 336 ], [ 287, 222 ], [ 242, 137 ], [ 156, 29 ] ], [ [ 395, 411 ], [ 440, 410 ], [ 546, 437 ], [ 576, 436 ] ], [ [ 467, 561 ], [ 490, 542 ], [ 504, 520 ], [ 491, 28 ] ], [ [ 480, 390 ], [ 461, 314 ], [ 444, 280 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659 730 665 744 Q 669 760 658 791 Q 646 824 555 839 Q 539 842 532 839 Q 526 835 529 821 Q 533 811 562 789 Z", "M 408 618 Q 429 614 555 633 Q 793 672 810 680 Q 811 681 813 682 Q 822 689 818 697 Q 812 709 786 716 Q 759 723 661 694 Q 499 661 395 653 C 365 651 378 619 408 618 Z", "M 395 653 Q 353 686 334 678 Q 322 672 328 659 Q 346 625 340 555 Q 339 549 338 542 Q 326 388 277 257 Q 240 164 155 41 Q 151 35 148 29 Q 145 19 156 21 Q 184 27 264 136 Q 280 163 297 193 Q 366 335 388 514 Q 397 608 408 618 C 416 638 416 638 395 653 Z", "M 523 408 Q 542 415 562 419 Q 581 425 585 428 Q 592 435 587 442 Q 580 452 555 456 Q 539 459 525 454 L 480 438 Q 408 423 401 421 Q 370 414 394 400 Q 431 385 476 396 L 523 408 Z", "M 521 360 Q 522 384 523 408 L 525 454 Q 528 485 535 509 Q 542 521 540 532 Q 536 539 491 566 Q 473 579 457 567 Q 453 563 458 551 Q 479 520 480 438 L 480 308 Q 476 155 463 112 Q 456 85 475 33 Q 479 20 486 17 Q 490 13 497 18 Q 518 33 518 82 Q 517 110 521 331 L 521 360 Z", "M 476 396 Q 437 288 311 114 Q 307 105 316 105 Q 334 105 421 213 Q 452 253 480 308 C 537 419 487 424 476 396 Z", "M 521 331 Q 563 282 578 279 Q 588 278 593 290 Q 594 300 589 315 Q 582 331 562 340 Q 537 355 521 360 C 493 370 501 354 521 331 Z", "M 740 446 Q 857 476 860 478 Q 867 485 863 493 Q 856 503 829 510 Q 802 514 742 490 L 697 478 Q 664 471 627 466 Q 594 459 618 445 Q 645 432 687 434 L 740 446 Z", "M 739 392 Q 739 419 740 446 L 742 490 Q 746 527 754 557 Q 761 570 759 581 Q 753 588 706 617 Q 687 632 669 618 Q 665 614 670 601 Q 695 565 696 528 Q 696 504 697 478 L 698 334 Q 695 157 690 127 Q 675 40 677 32 Q 683 11 692 -9 Q 698 -25 705 -27 Q 709 -33 716 -26 Q 723 -22 731 -4 Q 740 17 739 43 Q 738 77 739 336 L 739 392 Z", "M 687 434 Q 659 320 545 126 Q 541 117 551 118 Q 570 118 649 238 Q 674 280 698 334 C 757 465 695 463 687 434 Z", "M 739 336 Q 784 228 842 141 Q 855 119 874 116 Q 923 115 966 114 Q 984 113 985 117 Q 986 121 968 136 Q 862 205 823 260 Q 777 320 739 392 C 725 418 727 364 739 336 Z" ] } 14 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