horse; surname Ma

HSK 3 #276

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 276th character
Radical ⾺ (187.0)
Strokes 3
Index # 72
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

马 mǎ
  1. 1. horse
  2. 2. surname Ma
  3. 3. abbr. for Malaysia 西mǎ lái xī yà
  4. 4. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  5. 5. knight in Western chess
  6. 6. CL

Stroke order

马 stroke order diagram
马 stroke order animation

Words containing 马

Word Meaning
chariot
Gwoyeu Romatzyh romanization system
clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
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Taklamakan (desert)
fig. a blessing in disguise
a blessing in disguise; bad luck may be good
a loss may bring good; a blessing in disguise
to fall off a horse
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Dodoma, capital of Tanzania
damson (fruit)
(literary) (swift like a) speeding horse
to harness a horse; to lasso a horse
lasso on long wooden pole
Oklahoma, US state (Tw)
Barack Obama, US president 2009–2017
do not go back to the past; do not return to ex
Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus
Garden of Gethsemane
Garden of Gethsemane (in the Christian passion story)
fig. troublemaker; the black sheep of the family
precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle