Chinese Word: 妈 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

妈 (Trad.: 媽)HSK 1

Pinyin: mā

English Definition: ma; mom; mother

Chinese Definition:
①称呼母亲。
②对女性长辈的称呼：大妈。姑妈。
③旧时连着姓称中、老年蓬仆：刘妈。鲁妈。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 女

Pictophonetic:马 indicates the sound; 女 (woman) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 杩吗

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大妈	dà mā	father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
姨妈	yí mā	(coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt
奶妈	nǎi mā	wet nurse
姑妈	gū mā	(coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt
阿妈	ā mā	grandma (paternal) (Tw); (dialect) mother; nurse; amah; (Manchu) father

1		wǒ ài mā mā 我爱妈妈。 I love my mom.
2		mā ma 妈妈 bù 不 zài jiā 在家。 Mom is not at home.
3		mā ma 妈妈 jīng cháng 经常 zuò fàn 做饭。 Mom often cooks.
4		mā ma 妈妈 qī diǎn 七点 qǐ chuáng 起床。 Mom wakes up at seven.
5		mā ma 妈妈， wǒ 我 è 饿 le 了。 Mom, I'm hungry.

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1		wǒ ài mā mā 我爱妈妈。 I love my mom.
2		mā ma 妈妈 bù 不 zài jiā 在家。 Mom is not at home.
3		mā ma 妈妈 jīng cháng 经常 zuò fàn 做饭。 Mom often cooks.
4		mā ma 妈妈 qī diǎn 七点 qǐ chuáng 起床。 Mom wakes up at seven.
5		mā ma 妈妈， wǒ 我 è 饿 le 了。 Mom, I'm hungry.