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HSK 6
嘛
ma
final exclamatory particle
🔤 Pictophonetic:
口 (mouth) provides meaning, 麻 provides pronunciation
Words Using 嘛 (9)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
嘛
ma
modal particle indicating that sth is obvious / particle indicating a pause for emphasis
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嘛
ma
modal particle indicating that sth is obvious / particle indicating a pause for emphasis
喇嘛
lǎma
lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
喇嘛
lǎma
lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
唵嘛呢叭咪吽
ǎnmaníbāmīhōng
Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra
唵嘛呢叭咪吽
ǎnmaníbāmīhōng
Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra
班禅喇嘛
BānchánLǎma
Panchen Lama
班禅喇嘛
BānchánLǎma
Panchen Lama
要嘛
yàoma
either ... / or ...
要嘛
yàoma
either ... / or ...
喇嘛教
Lǎmajiào
Lamaism / Tibetan Buddhism
喇嘛教
Lǎmajiào
Lamaism / Tibetan Buddhism
喇嘛庙
lǎmamiào
lamasery / temple of Tibetan Buddhism
喇嘛庙
lǎmamiào
lamasery / temple of Tibetan Buddhism
干嘛
gànmá
what are you doing? / whatever for? / why on earth?
干嘛
gànmá
what are you doing? / whatever for? / why on earth?
达赖喇嘛
DálàiLǎma
Dalai Lama
达赖喇嘛
DálàiLǎma
Dalai Lama
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰口麻
i
Component Tree i
má
麻
hemp, flax, sesame; numb
💡 Ideographic:
Hemp plants 林 growing in a greenhouse 广
11 strokes
HSK 4