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蚂
螞
mǎ
1. ant
Uncommon • Top 26%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

蚂
mǎ
ant; leech
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (8)

蚂蚁
mǎyǐ
ant
HSK 6
蚂蜂
mǎfēng
variant of [[馬蜂|马蜂<mǎfēng>]]
蚂螂
māláng
dragonfly
蚂蟥
mǎhuáng
leech
蚂蚱
màzha
(dialect) locust
热锅上的蚂蚁
règuōshangdemǎyǐ
(like) a cat on a hot tin roof
一条绳上的蚂蚱
yītiáoshéngshàngdemàzha
lit. like locusts tied to one rope (idiom)
一根绳上的蚂蚱
yīgēnshéngshàngdemàzha
see [[一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱<yītiáoshéngshàngdemàzha>]]

Alternate Entries

蚂
mā
dragonfly
蚂
mà
grasshopper

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,887
Word Frequency Rank
22,051 of 84,292

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