吗 (má)

(coll.) what?

HSK 3.1 level 1
6 strokes

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 马 represents the sound.

Components

口 (meaning)
马 (sound)

Example sentences

是吗？ — Is that so?
有吗？ — Is that so?
对吗？ — Right?
对吗？ — Correct?
好吗？ — Okay?

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