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
horse family; Equidae
hornet
Mach number (fluid mechanics)
calla lily; calla
tall and strong
gamma (Greek letter Γγ) (loanword)
Oklahoma, US state
stallion
Hamas (radical Palestinian group)
Himalayas
Tasmania (Tw)
Las Palmas, Spain
(fig.) heroic contribution; war exploits
saber; cavalry sword
Marconi, UK electronics company
Marco Polo, Italian explorer of China
Málaga, Spain; Malaga city in Iranian East Azerbaijan
stopwatch
wide open flat land; smooth and easy going
war chaos; troubled, chaotic times
two-character surname Sima
Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870), French writer
same as pāi mǎ pì, to flatter or toady; fig. to encourage
wooden horse stratagem (cf Trojan horse)
beasts of burden; oxen and horses