螞

See also 蚂

Translingual

Han character

螞 (radical 142 虫+10, 16 strokes, cangjie input 中戈尸手火 (LISQF), four-corner 5112₇, composition ⿰虫馬)

1. ant
2. leech

References

• KangXi: page 1093, character 40
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33428
• Dae Jaweon: page 1558, character 28
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2876, character 4
• Unihan data for U+879E

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Cantonese

Hanzi

螞 (simplified 蚂, jyutping maa1, maa5, maa6, Yale ma1, ma5, ma6)

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Japanese

Kanji

螞 (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

• On: ば (ba), め (me)

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Korean

Hanja

螞 (hangeul 마, revised ma, McCune-Reischauer ma, Yale ma)

1. (말거머리) horse-leech (Haemopis sanguisuga)

Synonyms

螞 (마, ma) 蟥 (황, hwang)

螞蟥 (마황, mahwang) 馬蛭 (마질, majil) lit. horse leech

Compounds

• 螞蟥 (마황, mahwang) horse-leech

Related terms

• 蛭 (질, jil) common leech

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Mandarin

Hanzi

螞 (simplified 蚂, pinyin mǎ (ma3), Wade-Giles ma³)