Memory phrase for the character: 蚂

蚂

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Meaning

dragonfly, grasshopper, ant, leech

Pronunciation

mā, mǎ, mà

Explanation

 Left: insect 虫, right: horse 马/馬 (= with mane, four legs 灬 and tail ㄅ)

Mnemonic
 
Insects that resemble a horse, are the dragonfly and the grasshopper.

Radicals

虫 insectThe body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
馬 horsePicture of a running horse with the mane in the wind, four legs 灬 and the tail.




 Vocabulary

蚂蚁 mǎ yǐ  ant
蚂蚱 mà zhà  grasshopper
蚂蟥 mǎ huáng  leech
蚂蟥 mǎ huáng  

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