妈
媽mā
#749 most
frequent character
ma, mom, mother
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
妈 mā pairs 女, a woman, with 马 mǎ, which gives the sound. It first meant 'mother'. From there it grew to 'a female family member' and 'a female servant'.
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