玛 (mǎ): used in 瑪瑙|玛瑙

玛 (mǎ) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 瑪瑙|玛瑙.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (semantic) and 马 (phonetic). It ranks #853 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 玛 jade. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 现 (xiàn, to appear), 球 (qiú, ball used for playing games (variant of 球)), 环 (huán, ring).

Spoken pronunciation

Radical: 王 jade7 strokesFrequency #853王 semantic 马 phonetic

Definitions

used in 瑪瑙|玛瑙

Etymology & Origin

玛

pictophoneticjade

Decomposition: ⿰王马 (layout: left-right)

Components:王semantic 马phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
玛丽proper-noun	mǎ lì	Mary or Marie (name)
玛利亚proper-noun	mǎ lì yà	Mary (biblical name)
玛格丽特proper-noun	mǎ gé lì tè	margarita (cocktail)
玛丽亚proper-noun	mǎ lì yà	Maria (name)
玛雅proper-noun	mǎ yǎ	Maya (civilization)
沃尔玛proper-noun	wò ěr mǎ	Walmart (retailer)
阿玛尼	ā mǎ ní	Armani (fashion designer)
珠穆朗玛峰proper-noun	zhū mù lǎng mǎ fēng	Mount Everest (from its Tibetan name, Chomolungma)
爱玛	ài mǎ	Emma (name)
玛雅人	mǎ yǎ rén	Maya peoples
玛丽娅	mǎ lì yà	Maria (name)
西格玛	xī gé mǎ	sigma (Greek letter Σ, σ)
玛德琳	mǎ dé lín	madeleine (French cake)
玛瑙noun	mǎ nǎo	cornelian (mineral)
玛莎拉蒂	mǎ shā lā dì	Maserati

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

玛 appears in 96 compound words: 39 as the first character, 23 as the last, and 39 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 玛 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

丽lì

0.854636 co-occurrences

莉lì

0.58489 co-occurrences

汤tāng

0.542445 co-occurrences

姆mǔ

0.538442 co-occurrences

翰hàn

0.38029 co-occurrences

沃wò

0.32811 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (7)

克拉玛依Kèlāmǎyī

Karamay (a prefecture-level city of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

玛窦福音Mǎdòu Fúyīn

Gospel of Matthew

玛拉基书Mǎlājīshū

Malachi (book of the Bible)

玛拉基亚Mǎlājīyà

Malachi (prophet); Malachi (book of the Bible)

新艺拉玛xīn yì lā mǎ

Cinerama

phrase

珠穆朗玛Zhūmùlǎngmǎ

Mount Everest

Showing 6 of 7 idioms containing 玛.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

玛字在日常生活中使用频率中等。

mǎ zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ zhōng děng .

The character "Ma" is used with moderate frequency in everyday life.

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jiā yì dēng huì liàng diǎn ! 1 0 gōng chǐ gāo mǎ lì ōu zhǔ dēng lián míng rèn tiān táng chāo xī jīng

Highlights of the Chiayi Lantern Festival! The 10-meter-tall "Mario Grand Lantern," created in collaboration with Nintendo, is a real eye-catcher.

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新春走基层|从塔克拉玛干到红其拉甫,28岁小伙为国门送上“年味...

xīn chūn zǒu jī céng cóng tǎ kè lā mǎ gān dào hóng qí lā fǔ , 2 8 suì xiǎo huǒ wéi guó mén sòng shàng nián wèi . . .

New Year's Visit to the Grassroots | From the Taklamakan Desert to Khunjerab Pass: A 28-Year-Old Man Brings the "Spirit of the New Year" to the Border...

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NBA/温班亚玛完成对联盟29队阻攻纪录马刺退活塞拉出...

N B A wēn bān yà mǎ wán chéng duì lián méng 2 9 duì zǔ gōng jì lù mǎ cì tuì huó sāi lā chū . . .

NBA: Wembanyama Sets League Record with Blocks Against All 29 Teams; Spurs Defeat Pistons to Extend...

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泡泡玛特(09992)周四推新IP“放学后的M...

pāo pāo mǎ tè ( 0 9 9 9 2 ) zhōu sì tuī xīn I P fàng xué hòu de M . . .

Pop Mart (09992) launched a new IP, "After School M...," on Thursday...

百度新闻Feb 2026

沃尔玛美股盘前下跌2%

wò ěr mǎ měi gǔ pán qián xià diē 2

Walmart shares fell 2% in premarket trading

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 玛 (mǎ) mean in Chinese?

玛 (mǎ) primarily means "used in 瑪瑙|玛瑙." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #853 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 玛 have?

玛 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.

What is the radical of 玛?

The radical associated with 玛 is 王 (jade). This radical appears in many characters related to jade.

What are the components of 玛?

玛 is composed of: 王 (semantic), 马 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰王马 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 玛?

Common words with 玛 include: 玛丽 (mǎ lì, "Mary or Marie (name)"); 玛利亚 (mǎ lì yà, "Mary (biblical name)"); 玛格丽特 (mǎ gé lì tè, "margarita (cocktail)"); 玛丽亚 (mǎ lì yà, "Maria (name)"); 玛雅 (mǎ yǎ, "Maya (civilization)"). There are over 96 compound words containing this character.

What characters sound the same as 玛 (mǎ)?

Several characters share the pronunciation mǎ: 码 (code, yard), 蚂 (ant (in 蚂蚁)). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.

Is 玛 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

No. The simplified form is 玛 and the traditional form is 瑪.

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