(me)

HSK 13 strokesTrad.
Readingsmemayāo

exclamatory final particle

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
me / mó / ma / yāo
Meaning
exclamatory final particle
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱丿厶

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form : one

How to write step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

HSK 1

what?; something; anything

Open 什么 page →
HSK 1

what are you doing?

Open 干什么 page →
HSK 1

it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind

Open 没什么 page →
duōme
HSK 2

how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be …

Open 多么 page →
me
HSK 2

like that; in that way; to that extent

Open 那么 page →

what kind?; what sort?

Open 什么样 page →

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