吗
嗎ma
HSK 1
#453 most
frequent character
(question tag)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
吗 began with 口 'mouth' as the meaning part and 马 mǎ supplying the sound, meaning 'to curse, insult.' The question particle use came later and was borrowed only for its sound, not from the mouth image.
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Same Characters, Different Readings
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