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吗 - ma

final interrogative particle

final interrogative particle

How to read 吗

Click 吗 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinma
Englishfinal interrogative particle
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

吗哪 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 吗啉. Please read 吗啡 one more time.

Common words with this character

manna
morpholine
morphine
monkey

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 吗 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 吗哪 and 吗啉 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 吗.