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犸

mǎ

Character Traditional 獁

What 犸 means

1. used in {猛犸|měng mǎ}
2. Taiwan pr. mà

Words containing 犸

• 猛犸měng mǎmammoth (genus Mammuthus)
• 猛犸象měng mǎ xiàngsee 猛犸

Characters built on 马

These share the phonetic component 马 (mǎ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 吗ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
• 妈māma; mom; mother
• 码mǎ(archaic) agate; (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale; number
• 玛mǎused in 玛瑙
• 骂màto scold; to abuse; to curse
• 蚂māused in 蚂螂
• 杩màheadboard

Characters that look like 犸

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 妈māma; mom; mother
• 驱qūto expel; to urge on; to drive
• 玛mǎused in 玛瑙
• 佣yōngto hire; to employ; servant
• 坞wù(bound form) low area within a surrounding barrier; (literary) small castle; fort
• 狈bèia legendary wolf; distressed; wretched

Sounds the same

Read mǎ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 马horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 码(archaic) agate; (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale; number
• 玛used in 玛瑙
• 蚂used in 蚂蟥; used in 蚂蚁
• 吗used in 吗啡
• 㐷(Chinese chess) horse; knight (on the red side)
• 溤name of a river