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么me, ma, yāo

(suffix) in 什么, 怎么, 多么; (particle) marks a half-statement with an implied reason

么 is the little ending in 什么 what and 怎么 how; older texts use it for 吗, and in dictionaries it can stand for 幺.

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single whole character · 么

(suffix) in 什么, 怎么, 多么; (particle) marks a half-statement with an implied reason

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么me, ma, yāo

(suffix) in 什么, 怎么, 多么; (particle) marks a half-statement with an implied reason

么 is the little ending in 什么 what and 怎么 how; older texts use it for 吗, and in dictionaries it can stand for 幺.

Taught as one complete written unit; the header says the formation was originally 形声, with no beginner split claimed.

meTone neutralneutral tone
  • (suffix) in 什么, 怎么, 多么
  • (particle) marks a half-statement with an implied reason
  • 什么shénmewhat
  • 怎么zěnmehow; why
maTone neutralolder written use; now usually 吗
  • older variant of the question particle 吗

No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.

yāoTone 1dictionary: same as 幺
  • same as 幺 (one; youngest)

No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.

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