⾺

horse

mǎ (ma3)

Radical no. 187 · 10 strokes (第 187 部首 · 10 画 dì 187 bùshǒu · 10 huà)

Radical ⾺ (mǎ) — meaning: horse, 10 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

A pictograph of a horse, showing the head at the top, mane along the back, and four legs below. In oracle-bone script, the glyph clearly depicts the ears, face, and four legs of a horse.

Mnemonic: The horse radical looks like a sturdy horse standing on four legs with a flowing mane across the top.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

83 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 骖cān

    outside horses of a team of 4

    11 strokes

  • 𫘦táo

    used in 騊駼|𫘦𬳿[tao2 tu2]

    11 strokes

  • 𫘧lù

    (horse)

    11 strokes

  • 骗piàn

    to cheat

    HSK 5

    12 strokes

  • 骚sāo

    (bound form) to disturb; to disrupt

    12 strokes

  • 骘zhì

    a stallion

    12 strokes

  • 骙kuí

    (of a horse) powerful

    12 strokes

  • 骛wù

    (bound form) to rush about

    12 strokes

  • 𫘨tí

    used in 駃騠|𫘝𫘨[jue2 ti2]

    12 strokes

  • 蓦mò

    leap on or over

    13 strokes

  • 骜ào

    a noble steed (literary)

    13 strokes

  • 骝liú

    bay horse with black mane

    13 strokes

  • 骞qiān

    (literary) to hold high

    13 strokes

  • 骟shàn

    to geld

    13 strokes

  • 𫘪yuán

    chestnut horse with white belly

    13 strokes

  • 𫘬xí

    (literary) horse with white forelegs

    13 strokes

  • 骡luó

    mule

    14 strokes

  • 骠piào

    white horse

    14 strokes

  • 骢cōng

    buckskin horse

    14 strokes

  • 駋zhāo

    (horse)

    15 strokes

  • 駠liú

    old variant of 騮|骝[liu2]

    15 strokes

  • 骣chǎn

    (literary) to ride a horse without a saddle

    15 strokes

  • 𬴊lín

    (literary) horse with a dappled coat

    15 strokes

  • 骂mà

    to scold

    HSK 5

    16 strokes

  • 駯zhū

    black muzzle (of a horse)

    16 strokes

  • 䯄guā

    piebald horse

    17 strokes

  • 駵liú

    old variant of 騮|骝[liu2]

    17 strokes

  • 骤zhòu

    sudden

    17 strokes

  • 騘cōng

    old variant of 驄|骢[cong1]

    19 strokes

  • 骥jì

    thoroughbred horse

    19 strokes

  • 腾téng

    (bound form) to gallop; to prance

    HSK 7

    20 strokes

  • 驆bì

    used in transliterating Buddhist books

    20 strokes

  • 骦shuāng

    used in 驌驦|骕骦[su4 shuang1]

    20 strokes

  • 骧xiāng

    (literary) to run friskily (of a horse)

    20 strokes

  • 惊jīng

    to startle

    HSK 7

    22 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.