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妈, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
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Translingual
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Han character
妈 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 女弓女一 (VNVM), four-corner 47427, composition ⿰女马)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 256, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1029, character 5
- Unihan data for U+5988
Chinese
Glyph origin
Simplified from 媽 (馬 → 马).
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 妈 – see 媽 (“mom; mum: an affectionate term for a mother; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 媽). |
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