嘛(ma)

HSK 614 strokes
Readingsmamá

used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]

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Character information

Pinyin
ma / má
Meaning
used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]; (Tw) (coll.) what?
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 嘛 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口麻

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 麻 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

口kǒu麻má

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 嘛 step by step

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

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Words with 嘛

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

lǎ喇ma嘛

lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism

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gān干ma嘛

what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth?

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yào要ma嘛

either ...; or ...

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dá达lài赖lǎ喇ma嘛

Dalai Lama

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 嘛’s common words

喇干要达赖

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