么 suffix

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ㄇㄜ ˙

suffix

么 is a 3 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as me in the fifth tone, however it can also be pronounced as yāo, má, or ma.

In simplified Chinese the character 幺 may be used.

么
ㄇㄜ ˙

me

suffix
- ㇓
- 厶
  ㄙ
  
  sī
  
  private

6 stories have been written about this character — see all

I beg your pardon... but isn't this the proper traditional character? - 麼
by Terence626

In the shower when I'm in private I like to sing, "do you love me, me, me, me,????
by Krisb13

Question 14: When is this suffix used?
by BobWebb

Simplification sadly hides the hemp in tiny hemp suffix 'me' because marijuana should stay private?--他說什 *麼* ？ Admins--at 麼 you list 麼 as trad for 么
by talk2dream

This is a question (么 suffix, used to form interrogative): can I bend (丿) into a private (厶) suffix (么)?
by Vitaly

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Pronunciation

We found 4 pronunciations for 么

yāo

má

Definitions for 么 pronounced as me

suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc
variant of 麼|么[me5]

Definitions for 么 pronounced as yāo

surname Yao
youngest
most junior
tiny
one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military)
one or ace on dice or dominoes
variant of 吆[yao1], to shout