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CHINESE CHARACTER
mā
妈
妈
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mom; mother
- Numbered pinyin
- ma1
- English meanings
- mom; mother
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
calling for agreement or disagreement
used to persuade someone to do something; used to emphasize the obvious
measure word (units)
toad (in 蛤蟆)
horse
rate
sesame
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 妈妈
- 姑妈
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- 大妈