螞
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mǎ · ant

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Learn every stroke in 螞

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See how 螞 is constructed

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

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

虫Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 螞

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Example sentences

Notice where 螞 sits in each complete thought.

Yǒu zhī mǎ yǐ yǎo wǒ.有隻螞蟻咬我。

An ant bit me.

Source: Tatoeba #13923415 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài nà tān bīng qí lín de zhōu wéi, yǒu yì qún mǎ yǐ zài pá lái pá qù.在那灘冰淇淋的周圍,有一群螞蟻在爬來爬去。

The area around the melting ice cream was crawling with ants.

Source: Tatoeba #590095 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ yǐ chū xiàn le.螞蟻出現了。

Ants appeared.

Source: Tatoeba #13153699 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fú lā jī mǐ ěr zài yù gāng lǐ fā xiàn le mǎ yǐ.弗拉基米爾在浴缸裡發現了螞蟻。

Vladimir found ants in his bathtub.

Source: Tatoeba #13552129 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 螞 in context

  1. Say mǎ, then recall the core meaning: ant.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 螞 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.