Read Edit View history Discussion 麼 memámó interrogative particle Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 幺 represents the meaning and 麻 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas me × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 么 × 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 麼 Simp strokes 麼 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 麼 Simp strokes 麼 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 麼 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 467, 859 ], [ 542, 817 ], [ 566, 782 ] ], [ [ 303, 706 ], [ 332, 697 ], [ 453, 706 ], [ 659, 747 ], [ 735, 759 ], [ 763, 757 ] ], [ [ 227, 732 ], [ 268, 686 ], [ 253, 509 ], [ 228, 355 ], [ 198, 259 ], [ 165, 182 ], [ 103, 76 ], [ 52, 14 ] ], [ [ 319, 554 ], [ 349, 550 ], [ 398, 555 ], [ 468, 576 ], [ 521, 578 ] ], [ [ 404, 658 ], [ 422, 643 ], [ 431, 624 ], [ 424, 328 ] ], [ 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638,140C635,132 636,124 643,113C651,102 660,90 669,74C677,60 677,60 681,53Z" ] } 14 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.