吗 ma

吗 (ma) is a Chinese character with 6 strokes, taught at HSK level 1. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Meaning

吗 means (yes/no question particle) in English.

Meanings in 13 languages

English	(yes/no question particle)
Spanish	(partícula de pregunta sí/no)
Portuguese	(partícula de pergunta sim/não)
French	(particule interrogative)
German	(Ja/Nein-Fragepartikel)
Italian	(particella interrogativa)
Russian	(вопросительная частица)
Arabic	(أداة استفهام)
Hindi	(प्रश्नवाचक कण)
Indonesian	(partikel tanya)
Vietnamese	(trợ từ nghi vấn)
Japanese	（疑問の助詞）
Korean	(의문 조사)

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 吗 loaded.

Words containing 吗

• 你好吗 nǐ hǎo ma — how are you
• 吗 ma — (yes/no question particle)
• 可以吗？ kěyǐ ma? — is that okay?
• 我可以坐这儿吗？ wǒ kěyǐ zuò zhèr ma? — may I sit here?
• 我能帮你吗？ wǒ néng bāng nǐ ma? — can I help you?

Characters at the same level