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ma in Mandarin

mā má mǎ mà

The syllable ma is spelled with m plus the final a. 401 characters use it across the tones below, ordered from most to least common.

māfirst tone · high and level · 2 characters

másecond tone · rising · 4 characters

mǎthird tone · dipping · 9 characters

màfourth tone · falling · 5 characters

maneutral tone · short and unstressed · 3 characters