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麽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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麽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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麽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

麽 Stroke Order — How to Write 麽

Stroke Order

麽 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 麻, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

麽 Radical and Character Components

Components:麻么

麽 is a phono-semantic compound: 么 carries the meaning, while 麻 indicates the sound.

Radical: 麻 + 3 more strokes

麽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • mó
  • me

Meanings of 麽 in Chinese

1

mó麽

Tiny, small; often used in archaic or specific fixed expressions to describe something minuscule.
这个麽小的生物,在显微镜下才能看清
This tiny creature can only be seen clearly under a microscope.
2

me麽

Used as a grammatical particle, often found at the end of interrogative, demonstrative, or exclamatory words such as '怎麽' (zěnme - how/why), '這麽' (zhème - so/such), '多麽' (duōme - how...!), and '什麽' (shénme - what).
你什麽時候走?
When are you leaving?
A rhetorical particle used at the end of a clause, often implying a mild question, suggestion, or a subtle tone of mild objection/persuasion.
你不是答应了麽,怎么又变卦了?
Didn't you agree? Why have you changed your mind again?

Words with 麽

  • yāo幺mó麽tiny
  • shén什mo麽what
  • mó麽xiǎo小How small?, So small!
  • yāo幺mó麽xiǎo小shì事trifles, trivial matters

Idioms with 麽

  • yāo幺mó麽xiǎo小chǒu丑insignificant villain

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Questions about 麽

What does 麽 mean in Chinese?

麽 (mó) means “Tiny, small” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 麽?

麽 has 2 pronunciations: mó, me.

How many strokes does 麽 have?

麽 has 14 strokes.

How do you write 麽?

麽 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical 麻. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 麽?

The radical of 麽 is 麻, and 麽 is a phono-semantic compound.

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