妈 (mā): Mother — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Recognition 1 Writing 1-2

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Character Breakdown

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妈=女woman+马horse

A woman (女) like a horse (马) in strength — a mother, often seen as hardworking and nurturing.

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HSK Vocabulary: 妈

HSK words that contain this character.

妈妈

mā ma

mother

HSK 1

大妈

dà mā

father's elder brother's wife

HSK 3.0 L5

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 妈 is used in context

nǎi奶

mā妈

xì细

xīn心

zhào照

gù顾

yīng婴

ér儿

。

The wet nurse carefully takes care of the baby.

mā妈

ma妈

měi每

tiān天

gěi给

wǒ我

zuò做

zǎo早

cān

yí姨

mā妈

cóng从

guó国

wài外

lái来

kàn看

wǒ我

men

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Mother makes breakfast for me every day.

My aunt came from abroad to visit us.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "ma".

ma蟆 mǎ玛 ma吗 má麻 mǎ马 mà骂

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "女".

yu妤 rèn妊 shēn娠 Cháng嫦 é娥 dí嫡

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