妈mā · ma
mother, mama. 6 strokes, radical 女, first met in HSK 1.
How to write 妈
Strokes 1–3 write 女, then strokes 4–6 write 马.
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 妈 · the stroke-order rules
What 妈 is made of
女 (nǚ, woman) and 马 (mǎ, horse).
女 carries the meaning — woman — and 马 carries the sound.
Words that use 妈
| 大妈 | a friendly older woman 住在附近、待人热情的中年妇女 热心的大妈每天帮邻居打扫楼道。The friendly auntie helps the neighbours sweep the stairwell every day. Lesson 262, 家居清扫与细致严谨 · 市井百态与经世策应 · Civic Commerce, Everyday Chores & Community Life |
| 妈妈 | mom, mother 子女对自身女性生身双亲的口语尊称 你看，前排坐着的是我的爸爸和妈妈。Look, sitting in the front row are my dad and mom. Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 11, 院子里的家人照片 |
| 妈妈 | mom, mother 子女对自身女性生身双亲的口语尊称 你看，前排坐着的是我的爸爸和妈妈。Look, sitting in the front row are my dad and mom. Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 11, 院子里的家人照片 |
Characters that share the sound part 马
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 女
All 24 of them, and what the radical means, on the 女 radical page.