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Angelo Giovannoni
Angelo Giovannoni
4 years ago

One thing that helps me remember this character is that the second part of it reminds me of a weirdly shaped question mark.

Gloria Tsang
Gloria Tsang
4 years ago

the right seems like a person asking the left for clarification

Anne-Grete
Anne-Grete
2 years ago

The second half of the character reminds me of a question mark.

Sachi
Sachi
1 year ago

The first half of the character is shaped like a widely opened mouth in disbelief and in doubt. The second half adds to the complexity by looking as if it is turning away from the question.

Meera Alkaabi
Meera Alkaabi
1 year ago

An easy way to remember writing the character 吗 is to think of it as a question mark. The shape of 吗 looks like a question mark, and it is often used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question in Chinese. So, just think of 吗 as a little question mark! 🤔😄

saruul-uujim
saruul-uujim
4 months ago

It looks like face to me. The – in the middle looks like they are doing the awkward smile and waiting for their response.

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Julie
Julie
4 months ago

It looks like a face (two eyes for the two squares and the horizontal line is the mouth), like an impatient face waiting for the answer to a question they asked.

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Kiran
Kiran
4 months ago

Looks like a cartoon face of someone who is asking a question

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NYU Shanghai