【么】Chinese Character Details

| Pinyin | me |
|---|---|
| Zhuyin | ㄇㄜ |
| Radical | 丿 |
| Strokes | 3 |
| HSK | 1 |
| TOCFL | - |
| Unicode | u+4e48 |
Stroke Order Diagram
🔊1.撇
2.撇折
🔊3.点
Meanings
mó
(1) 细小。如:“幺麽”、“么虱”。
(2) 么些:民族名。居住在今大陆地区云南省境。
me
(1) 疑问词。如:“你说什么?”
má
(1) 干么:为什么。如:“你干么要折磨自己?”作什么事。如:“你找他干么?”
Meanings
má
1.
表示惊讶、疑问或者强调
exclamatory final particle
【Examples】
◎ 你怎么能这么做么?
◎ How could you do that?
◎ 你怎么这么晚才来么?
◎ Why are you so late?
ma
1.
旧同“吗”
[at the end of a question]
【Examples】
◎ 你喜欢中国菜么?
◎ Do you like Chinese food?
◎ 他是你哥哥么?
◎ Is he your older brother?
me
1.
附着在某些词根后面,构成代词、副词等
[suffix used in interogatives, pronouns and adverbs]
【Examples】
◎ 他怎么这么生气?
◎ Why is he so angry?
◎ 这部电影多么感人!
◎ How touching this movie is!
◎ 他们在讨论什么?
◎ What are they discussing?
2.
歌词中的衬字
[a syllable inserted in a line of a song for balance]
【Examples】
◎ 五月的花儿红呀么红似火。
◎ Red as fire are the flowers that bloom in May.
◎ 你是我的小呀么小苹果。
◎ You are my little, oh my little apple.
