马
Character
horse; a large strong animal that people ride
- Radical
- 马 (itself)
- Strokes
- 3
- Structure
- Surrounds from top-right
- Parts
- 一
- Traditional
- 馬
- Frequency
- #143 most common character
Meaning
mǎ
ma3- horse; a large strong animal that people ride
- a Chinese family name
- short for Malaysia (as in 马来西亚)
Examples
我妈妈会骑马。
wǒ mā ma huì qí mǎ
My mom can ride a horse.
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马跑得很快。
mǎ pǎo de hěn kuài
Horses run very fast.
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马先生是我的老师。
mǎ xiān shēng shì wǒ de lǎo shī
Mr. Ma is my teacher.
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Stroke order
All 3 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 马
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Words with 马
See all 399 →马上mǎ shàngright away; immediately (very soon, with no waiting)WordHSK 1马路mǎ lùa road for cars and peopleWordHSK 1马车mǎ chēa cart or carriage pulled by horses, used to carry people or thingsWordHSK 6马力mǎ lìa measure of how strong a car or machine engine isWordHSK 7–9马戏mǎ xìa show with trained animals, funny clowns, and exciting actsWordHSK 7–9马桶mǎ tǒngtoilet; the bowl in the bathroom that you sit onWordHSK 7–9马虎mǎ hucareless; making mistakes because you do things too fastWordHSK 7–9马后炮mǎ hòu pàoa comment or action that comes too late to helpWordHSK 7–9马丁mǎ dīngMartin (name)Word马云mǎ yúnMa Yun (1964-), aka Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire businessman, co-founder of Alibaba 阿里巴巴 (Ā lǐ bā bā)Word马仔mǎ zǎihenchmanWord马会mǎ huìhorse racing organization; jockey club; turf club (abbr. for 赛马会 (sài mǎ huì) or 赛马公会 (sài mǎ gōng huì))Word