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
Malaysia; Malaya
fine horse; steed
Montgomery or Montgomerie (surname)
sea horse; hippocampus
variant of fèi mǎ
Madagascar
black sheep; fig. troublemaker; rotten apple
chum salmon
polo
without stopping to rest; unrelenting
warhorse
giving advice in hindsight; fig. belated action
Himalayas
Marx and Lenin
Mario (name)
cavalry; caravan of horses carrying goods
Terracotta Army (historic site)
horseshoe
fig. to work as hard as possible
(fig.) initial show of strength
the Maldives
(of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative
horse race; to ride a horse at a fast pace; wet dream
Mahler (name); Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Austrian composer
horse's hoof