蟆(ma)

16 strokes
Readingsmamámò

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Character information

Pinyin
ma / má / mò
Meaning
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Strokes
16
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蟆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰虫莫

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (insect); 莫 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

虫chóng莫mò

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 蟆 step by step

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

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Words with 蟆

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

há蛤ma蟆

frog; toad

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há虾má蟆

variant of 蛤蟆[ha2 ma5]

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hā哈shì士ma蟆

Chinese brown frog (Rana chensinensis) (loanword from Manchu); Taiwan pr. […

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lài癞há蛤ma蟆

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Related characters

From 蟆’s common words

蛤虾哈士癞

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