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蚂

mā

HSK 6 Character Traditional 螞

What 蚂 means

1. used in {蚂螂|mā láng}

Other readings

蚂 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• mǎused in {蚂蟥|mǎ huáng}; used in {蚂蚁|mǎ yǐ}
• màused in {蚂蚱|mà zha}

Example sentences

• 蚂蚁出现了。
  Ants appeared.
• 看看这些蚂蚁。
  Look at all those ants.
• 有只蚂蚁咬我。
  An ant bit me.
• 蚂蚁和长颈鹿是远亲。
  Mǎyǐ hé chángjǐnglù shì yuǎnqīn.
  Ants and giraffes are distant cousins.
• 那不是蚂蚱。是蝗虫！
  Nà bù shì màzha. shì huángchóng!
  That's not a grasshopper. It's a locust!
• 那不是蟋蟀。是蚂蚱！
  That's not a cricket, that's a grasshopper.

Words starting with 蚂

• 蚂蚁mǎ yǐant
• 蚂蚱mà zha(dialect) locust; grasshopper
• 蚂蚁包mǎ yǐ bāoant bite (swollen, itchy bump); anthill; ant mound; (metonym) ant nest
• 蚂蚁窝mǎ yǐ wōant nest
• 蚂蚁腰mǎ yǐ yāo(colloquial) tiny waist
• 蚂蚁上树mǎ yǐ shàng shù"ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉丝…
• 蚂蚁金服Mǎ yǐ Jīn fúAnt Financial Services Group, an affiliate company of Alibaba 阿里巴巴
• 蚂螂mā lángdragonfly
• 蚂蚱也是肉mà zha yě shì ròulit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom); fig. it's better than nothing
• 蚂蟥mǎ huángleech
• 蚂蜂mǎ fēngvariant of 马蜂

Words containing 蚂

• 热锅上的蚂蚁rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ(like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated
• 一条绳上的蚂蚱yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zhalit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)…
• 一根绳上的蚂蚱yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zhasee 一条绳上的蚂蚱

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
• 犸mǎused in 猛犸; Taiwan pr. mà
• 杩màheadboard

Characters that look like 蚂

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

• 码mǎ(archaic) agate; (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale; number
• 柜guìcupboard; cabinet; wardrobe
• 柄bǐnghandle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem…
• 栖qīto perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell
• 娴xiánelegant; refined; to be skilled at
• 蚝háooyster

Sounds the same

Read mā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 妈ma; mom; mother
• 摩used in 摩挲
• 抹to wipe