Memory phrase for the Kanji: 嘛

嘛

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Meaning

modal particle indicating that sth is obvious

Pronunciation

 ma

Explanation

 Left: mouth 口, right: hemp 麻 (The building 广 in the forest 林 is for the hemp)

Mnemonic

 (Proof of drug abuse) In his mouth he still had the hemp and so it was obvious.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
麻 hemp
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Vocabulary

 喇嘛  Lǎ ma  Lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
 达赖喇嘛  Dá lài lǎ ma  Dalai Lama
 班禅喇嘛  Bān chán Lǎ ma  Bainqen or Panchen Lama, one of two Tibetan spiritual leaders
 唵嘛咪叭呢哞  ǎn ma mī ba ní mōu  Om Mani Padma Hum (sanskrit), or Om mani padme hum (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra
 唵嘛咪叭呢哞  ǎn ma mī ba ní mōu  

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