Meaning
agate; cornelian
Chinese: 常见于音译词，也用于玛瑙等词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ma” becomes a different word in each tone. 玛 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 尼玛ní mǎ(Internet slang) alternative for 你妈; (transcription from Tibetan) the sun
- 玛卡mǎ kǎmaca (Lepidium meyenii)
- 西格玛xī gé mǎsigma (Greek letter Σ, σ)
- 伊玛目yī mǎ mùimam (Islam) (loanword)
- 沙威玛shā wēi mǎshawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
Example Sentence
她的项链上镶着一颗玛瑙。Tā de xiàng liàn shàng xiāng zhe yì kē mǎ nǎo.Her necklace is set with an agate.
她Tāshe的deof项链xiàng liànnecklace上shàngon镶xiāngto inlay着zhe(ongoing action)一yìone颗kē(measure word for small sp玛瑙mǎ nǎocornelian (mineral)。