CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ma4
- English meanings
- chew_out, vituperate, dispraise, condemnation, condemn, baste, scold, rate, curse, tear_apart, chide, call names, abuse, reprove, rebuke, fling, thunder, reproof, swear
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top (Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 口.); bottom 马.
Meaning & sound clues
口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.
马 is identified as the sound component (mǎ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 骂.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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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
mom; mother
measure word (units)
toad (in 蛤蟆)
horse
sesame
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