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马horse

horse. 3 strokes. 8 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning horseStrokes 3Characters 8

How to write 马

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Stroke order chart for the 马 radical — 3 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 8 characters below, 6 are pictophonetic with 马 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 8 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 马 family

HSK 2 · 1

骑qí

HSK 3 · 2

验yàn马mǎ

HSK 5 · 3

驾jià驶shǐ骗piàn

HSK 6 · 2

骄jiāo驻zhù

Words they appear in

骑(qí)to ride, sit astride
跨坐在动物或车上前行
骑(qí)车(chē)to ride a bike
骑着自行车出行
考(kǎo)验(yàn)a severe test
用困难的事情检验一个人能不能撑住
经(jīng)验(yàn)practical experience gained from doing a job
做事情多了以后积累下来的本领
体(tǐ)验(yàn)to experience something firsthand
亲自去做、去感受一件事情
试(shì)验(yàn)an experimental trial
为了检验效果而先试着做一次
马(mǎ)a horse
四条腿、跑得很快的家畜
实(shí)验(yàn)an experiment
为了验证想法而做的科学测试
实(shí)验(yàn)室(shì)a laboratory
专门用来做科学实验的房间
驾(jià)驶(shǐ)to drive, pilot
指操纵车辆或飞行器行驶
驾(jià)照(zhào)driver's license
指准许驾驶车辆的证件
检(jiǎn)验(yàn)to inspect, test, verify
指通过检查测试判定是否合格
骗(piàn)to deceive, cheat
指用虚假的话或手段让人上当
骗(piàn)子(zi)swindler, con artist
指用欺骗手段骗取钱财的人