Jonas Ranft says October 20, 2022 at 1:35 pm The radical means female/ woman and the right side adds the sound “ma.” Log in to Reply
Jinu Shim says September 21, 2022 at 7:32 pm Woman radical and part of question particle ma can be used to think of woman who you can ask question to which is mother. Log in to Reply
Luciana Emerson says September 21, 2022 at 5:00 pm It is the women radical and the women is sitting on a rocking chair Log in to Reply
Dinobi Ibegbu says September 19, 2022 at 4:38 am Its a female and a horse character and I remember it because only a mother is a woman as powerful as a horse. Log in to Reply
Mahrukh Riaz says September 12, 2021 at 5:17 am the 女 would mean female in 妈 and as 马 is a question particle, i can associate it with mom because my mother always asks me about things, Log in to Reply
Gloria Tsang says September 29, 2020 at 6:14 am I think of horse but I see the female radical and know it must be mom! Log in to Reply
Dylan Stringer says September 28, 2020 at 2:44 pm It is easer to remember because it is the female radical twice to remember meaning and ma character twice to remember sound Log in to Reply
Malachi G Daniel says September 19, 2019 at 3:16 am 女 holds the meaning 马 holds the pronounciation. It’s one of the first words we learn that have this type of character etymology. Log in to Reply
Isa Cuellar says September 17, 2019 at 1:55 pm The second half has the same character as the question particle, 吗,and they have the same pinyin, except for the tonation. Log in to Reply
Linda Maria Tervaniemi says September 15, 2019 at 5:49 pm There’s a grocery store near the dorm which name is 盒马. So if u add female and the last par of this grocery store you get mom. Log in to Reply
Jonas Ranft says
The radical means female/ woman and the right side adds the sound “ma.”
Jinu Shim says
Woman radical and part of question particle ma can be used to think of woman who you can ask question to which is mother.
Luciana Emerson says
It is the women radical and the women is sitting on a rocking chair
Dinobi Ibegbu says
Its a female and a horse character and I remember it because only a mother is a woman as powerful as a horse.
Mahrukh Riaz says
the 女 would mean female in 妈 and as 马 is a question particle, i can associate it with mom because my mother always asks me about things,
Gloria Tsang says
I think of horse but I see the female radical and know it must be mom!
Dylan Stringer says
It is easer to remember because it is the female radical twice to remember meaning and ma character twice to remember sound
Malachi G Daniel says
女 holds the meaning 马 holds the pronounciation. It’s one of the first words we learn that have this type of character etymology.
Isa Cuellar says
The second half has the same character as the question particle, 吗,and they have the same pinyin, except for the tonation.
Linda Maria Tervaniemi says
There’s a grocery store near the dorm which name is 盒马. So if u add female and the last par of this grocery store you get mom.