00148 Chinese character of 麼 and pronounce mo1

The Chinese word【麼】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes the tone or degree of speech. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Questions or trifles.

The pronunciation of this specific Chinese character is given below.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【麼】:me

Cantonese Jyutping of 【麼】:mo1

Below is an introduction to the basics of the Chinese character 【麼】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【麼】, for example:Describes tone or degree , It means mainly questions or small matters .Since Chinese characters embody profound layers of interpretation, some complex meanings may be beyond the scope of this explanation.

【麼】functions as a standalone word but can pair with others to form more descriptive expressions, like【幹麼、那麼】(Mandarin Pinyin:gàn me 、nà me/ Cantonese Jyutping:gon3 mo1 、naa5 mo1)

The stroke count for this character is 14 ,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Below is an example sentence related to this character.:


你幹麼不早點告訴我?

Why didn’t you tell me earlier?


Hoping you will delight in learning Chinese and deepen your understanding as you go. There’s more to discover, so take your time.