HSK 1 · Family

妈妈

mā ma

mom; mother

Stroke order of 妈妈

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

妈 · 6 strokes 妈 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

A woman '女' riding a horse '马' to fetch you — that's mom!

Parts: 妈 mom (女 woman + 马 phonetic) + 妈 mom (doubled)

The characters in 妈妈

妈 mā — mom (6 strokes)
妈 mā — mom (6 strokes)

Example sentence

妈妈，我爱你！

Mom, I love you!

Words with 妈

Words with 妈

More words: Family

爸dad 爸爸dad; father 妈mom 哥older brother 哥哥older brother 姐older sister 姐姐older sister 弟younger brother 弟弟younger brother 妹younger sister 妹妹younger sister 爷爷grandpa (paternal)奶奶grandma (paternal)奶milk; grandma 儿子son 女儿daughter 家人family members

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