HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
妈
mother; mom; ma
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 妈 look like this?
The left side is 女 (nǚ, woman/female), acting as the semantic radical for gender. The right side is 马 (mǎ, horse), which provides the phonetic sound 'ma'. Together, they represent 'mother'.