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马

Traditional: 馬

mǎ

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mǎ · maa5 (Jyutping)

  1. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
  2. horse
  3. CL:匹[pi3]
  4. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  5. knight in Western chess
  6. surname Ma

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Character breakdown

马

Meaning
horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
Radical
马
Strokes
3
Components
⿹?一
Cangjie
NVSM
Four-corner
7712

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