Horse in Chinese (Mandarin): 马 (mǎ)
马
mǎ
horse
- Simplified
- 马
- Traditional
- 馬
- Pinyin
- mǎ
- Typed as
- ma
Use it in a sentence
马跑得很快。
馬跑得很快。
The horse runs very fast.
The characters in 马
马 / 馬
Horse. It began as a drawing of a horse with its mane and legs.
3 strokes
Third tone. 马 gives the sound in 妈 (mā) and 吗 (ma). Riding a horse is 骑马 (qí mǎ).
More examples with 马
我想骑马。
我想騎馬。
Wǒ xiǎng qí mǎ.
I want to ride a horse.
马在吃草。
馬在吃草。
Mǎ zài chī cǎo.
The horse is eating grass.
How to write 马 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
马 3 strokes
In Traditional characters:
馬 10 strokes
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