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妈mā

mom; mother

A complete character for mom or mother.

GF0025–2021 character list · 一级

One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.

WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

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Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

mom; mother

A complete character for mom or mother.

女 gives a female clue; 马 gives a sound clue.

MEANING

woman; female

Female/woman-related meaning clue.

In 妈: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

SOUND

horse

Sound clue in simplified 妈.

In 妈: sound Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

māTone 1

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Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.

好 hǎo, hào — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 妈.

姐 jiě — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 妈.

吗 ma, má, mǎ — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 妈.

妹 mèi — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 妈.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: d3a7cdc4de9ce3f7cd3604d62abe5e0a1c6d6680f0fdd551dcde4f3397f6a4b4. Captured 2026-10-31T13:49:09.312Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered by this source.