嘛

ma · má

used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 · (Tw) (coll.) what?

Radical: 口 Strokes: 14

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

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Stroke Order · 14 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

嘛=口+麻

Etymology

mouth

Meanings

used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽

(Tw) (coll.) what?

má

modal particle indicating that sth is obvious

particle indicating a pause for emphasis

ma

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Words with 嘛 12 total

lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism喇嘛lǎ ma what are you doing? · whatever for? · why on earth?干嘛gàn má either... · or...要嘛yào ma lamasery · temple of Tibetan Buddhism喇嘛庙lǎ ma miào Lamaism; Tibetan Buddhism喇嘛教Lǎ ma jiào Panchen Lama班禅喇嘛Bān chán Lǎ ma Dalai Lama达赖喇嘛Dá lài Lǎ ma om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)唵嘛呢叭咪吽ǎn má ní bā mī hōng