马(mǎ)

HSK 13 strokesTrad. 馬

surname Ma

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Character information

Pinyin
mǎ
Meaning
surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
馬

Origin & structure

Where 马 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿹？一

Simplified form of 馬, a horse galloping to the left

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

一yī

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.

Traditional form 馬: A horse galloping to the left

How to write 马 step by step

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

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Words with 马

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

shàng上mǎ马

to get on a horse; to mount

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xià下mǎ马

to dismount from a horse; (fig.) to abandon (a project)

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rén人mǎ马

men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur

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yī一mǎ马píng平chuān川

flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

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yī一mǎ马dāng当xiān先

(idiom) to take the lead

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sān三mǎ马tóng同cáo槽

three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司马懿 and his two sons); cons…

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xià下mǎ马wēi威

display of severity immediately on taking office

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wǔ五mǎ马fēn分shī尸

(idiom) to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical f…

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From 马’s common words

上下人一平川当先

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