嘛ma
(particle: of course, obviously). 14 strokes, radical 口, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin maStrokes 14Radical 口Band HSK 6Words 1
What 嘛 is made of
口 (kǒu, mouth) and 麻 (má, hemp).
口 carries the meaning — mouth — and 麻 carries the sound.
How to write 嘛
Strokes 1–3 write 口, then strokes 4–14 write 麻.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 嘛
Words that use 嘛
| 嘛 | (particle: of course, obviously) 指表示道理显而易见的语气词 老板笑着说这就是历史嘛。The owner smiled and said this was history, of course. Lesson 617, 旅店旧车 · 德润人心与经世致用 · Moral Governance & Civic Stewardship |
Characters that share the sound part 麻
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 口
All 78 of them, and what the radical means, on the 口 radical page.