妈 Stroke Order — How to Write 妈
妈 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 女, 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.
妈 Radical and Character Components
妈 is a phono-semantic compound: 女 (woman) carries the meaning, while 马 indicates the sound.
Radical: 女 + 3 more strokes
妈 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- mā
Meanings of 妈 in Chinese
mā妈
Common Words and Phrases with 妈
More words with 妈
- gū姑mā妈father's married sister
- m̄姆mā妈Mom, Mama
- nǎi奶mā妈wet nurse
- yí姨mā妈Maternal aunt
- diē爹mā妈father and mother
- shǐ使mā妈Fuck your mother, Motherfucker
- jiù舅mā妈Aunt (mother's brother's wife)
- dà大mā妈auntie, middle-aged woman
- wǒ我mā妈ma妈My mom, My mother
- wǒ我mā妈my mom, my mum
- xīn新mā妈ma妈new mom, new mother
- zhǔn准mā妈ma妈expectant mother, mother-to-be
- gān干mā妈godmother
- liú刘mā妈Auntie Liu, Mama Liu
- niǎo鸟mā妈ma妈mother bird, mama bird
- wáng王mā妈Mother Wang, Mom Wang
- lǐ李dà大mā妈Auntie Li, Madam Li
- tā他mā妈ma妈His mother, His mom
- tā她mā妈ma妈Her mother, Her mom
- wǒ我jiù舅mā妈aunt
Idioms with 妈
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Open the tool →Questions about 妈
What does 妈 mean in Chinese?
妈 (mā) means “a term of address for one's mother” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 妈?
妈 is pronounced mā in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 妈 have?
妈 has 6 strokes.
How do you write 妈?
妈 is written in 6 strokes, starting from the radical 女. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 妈?
The radical of 妈 is 女, and 妈 is a phono-semantic compound.