玛
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mǎ · agate, cornelian

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

王Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 玛

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mǎWords pronounced mǎ
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Example sentences

Notice where 玛 sits in each complete thought.

Mǎ lì shì gè liǎobùqǐ de nǚ rén.玛丽是个了不起的女人。

Mary is a wonderful woman.

Source: Tatoeba #9972813 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lì shì yào bāng wǒ men de, duì ma?玛丽是要帮我们的,对吗?

Mary is here to help us, isn't she?

Source: Tatoeba #9400818 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lì shuō tā huì gěi nǐ mǎi nàge.玛丽说她会给你买那个。

Mary said she'd buy that for you.

Source: Tatoeba #10986124 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lì shuō tā cóng lái méi yǒu zuò guò.玛丽说她从来没有做过。

Mary said that she never did that.

Source: Tatoeba #10002483 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lì yòu huí lái le, duì bu duì?玛丽又回来了,对不对?

Mary is back again, isn't she?

Source: Tatoeba #8885798 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lì zǒng shì dài zài jiā lǐ, bú shì ma?玛丽总是待在家里,不是吗?

Mary is always at home, isn't she?

Source: Tatoeba #9963127 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 玛 in context

  1. Say mǎ, then recall the core meaning: agate, cornelian.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 玛卡 (mǎ kǎ), meaning “maca”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 玛 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.