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吗 ma — “(turns it into a question)”

How to write and say the Chinese character 吗 (ma), which means (turns it into a question) — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Question words.

Stroke order笔顺

吗 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

口 (mouth) hints at the meaning, and 马 lends its sound — together they make 吗.

A common word常用词

Example sentence例句

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