Yāo ㄧㄠ mo1

  • surname Yao

yāo ㄧㄠ mo1

  • youngest
  • most junior
  • tiny
  • one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military)
  • one or ace on dice or dominoes
  • variant of yāo ㄧㄠ, to shout

ㄇㄚˊ mo1

  • exclamatory final particle

ma ˙ㄇㄚ mo1

  • interrogative final particle

me ˙ㄇㄜ mo1

me ˙ㄇㄜ mo1

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 么 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 什么? What?
  • 懂么? Do you get it?
  • 搞什么 What's up?
  • 什麼? What?
  • 什麼! What!
  • 怎么了? What's the matter?
  • 为什么? Why?

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