玛
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used in 瑪瑙|玛瑙[ma3 nao3]
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Dict coverage rank #842 U+739B
How 玛 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
王 (semantic, “jade”) + 马 (phonetic, mǎ)
How to remember it
Matteo · Heisig RSH #2895
jewel + 马 horse
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 马
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 马 (mǎ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马 sound component | mǎ | horse; surname |
| 码 | mǎ | number, numeral, symbol; yard |
| 骂 | mà | to accuse, to blame, to curse, to scold |
| 妈 | mā | mother, mama |
| 蚂 | mǎ | ant; leech |
| 吗 | ma | final interrogative particle |
| 犸 | mǎ | mammoth |
| 杩 | mà | headboard |
Words containing 玛
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玛拉基亚 | Mǎ lā jī yà | Malachi |
| 玛纳斯县 | Mǎ nà sī Xiàn | Manas, a county in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Chang1 ji2 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 … |
| 塔克拉玛干 | Tǎ kè lā mǎ gān | see 塔克拉瑪干沙漠|塔克拉玛干沙漠[Ta3 ke4 la1 ma3 gan1 Sha1 mo4] |
| 玛拉基书 | Mǎ lā jī shū | Book of Malachi |
| 花地玛堂区 | Huā dì mǎ táng qū | Parish of Our Lady of Fatima (Macau); Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima |
| 玛多县 | Mǎ duō Xiàn | Madoi, a county in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 果洛藏族自治州[Guo3 luo4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi… |
| 玛纳斯河 | Mǎ nà sī Hé | Manas River, Xinjiang |
| 玛利亚 | Mǎ lì yà | Mary (biblical name) |
| 圣母玛利亚 | Shèng mǔ Mǎ lì yà | Mary (mother of Jesus) |
| 尼玛县 | Ní mǎ Xiàn | Nyima, a county in Nagqu City 那曲市[Na4 qu3 Shi4], Tibet |
| 西格玛 | xī gé mǎ | sigma (Greek letter Σ, σ) |
| 阿玛尼 | Ā mǎ ní | Armani (fashion designer) |
| 威玛共和国 | Wēi mǎ Gòng hé guó | Weimar Republic (German Reich, 1919-1933) |
| 玛纳斯 | Mǎ nà sī | Manas, hero of Kyrghiz epic saga; Manas county and town in Changji Hui autonomous prefectu… |
| 塔玛尔 | Tǎ mǎ ěr | Tamar (name) |
| 哈伯玛斯 | Hā bó mǎ sī | Jürgen Habermas (1929-), German social philosopher |
| 克拉玛依区 | Kè lā mǎ yī Qū | Karamay, a district of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Shi4], Xinjiang |
| 克拉玛依市 | Kè lā mǎ yī Shì | Karamay, prefecture-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1… |
| 玛曲县 | Mǎ qǔ Xiàn | Maqu, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi… |
| 所多玛 | Suǒ duō mǎ | Sodom |