么 Stroke Order — How to Write 么
么 is written in 3 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 丿, 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.
么 Radical and Character Components
Components:丿厶
Radical: 丿 + 2 more strokes
么 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- me
- yāo
Meanings of 么 in Chinese
1
me么
interrogative particle
你想吃什么？
What do you want to eat?
interrogative particle (at sentence end)
你去不去么？
Are you going or not?
particle for pause/emphasis
这事儿么，还得再想想。
As for this matter, we need to think about it more.
2
yāo么
one; smallest (variant of 幺)
骰子掷出了一个么点。
The dice rolled a one.
Words with 么
- zěn怎me么How; what; why; how could; however.
- nà那me么Then, So
- shén什me么What
- zhè这me么so, such
- shén什me么rén人Who; what kind of person.
- zhè这me么yàng样such; like this
- shén什me么shí时hòu候when
- zěn怎me么yàng样How?, How is it?
- nà那me么diǎn点er儿that little bit, so little
- shén什me么shì事What's up?, What is it?
- shén什me么yì意sī思What do you mean?
- zhè这me么diǎn点er儿So little, This little bit
- duō多me么How, What a
- wèi为shén什me么why
- méi没shén什me么It's nothing, Nothing
- shén什me么yě也nothing, anything
- zhè这me么duō多So much, So many
- zhè这me么hǎo好So good, That good
- zhè这me么kuài快so fast, so quickly
- bù不zěn怎me么not very, not often
Idioms with 么
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Open the tool →Questions about 么
What does 么 mean in Chinese?
么 (me) means “interrogative particle” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 么?
么 has 2 pronunciations: me, yāo.
How many strokes does 么 have?
么 has 3 strokes.
How do you write 么?
么 is written in 3 strokes, starting from the radical 丿. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 么?
The radical of 么 is 丿.