么 (me) is a Chinese character meaning “an unstressed suffix used in common interrogative and”. It takes 3 strokes.
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Structure
么
Single unit
- 么 interrogative suffix · me unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+4E48 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
Treat 么 as one compact unit; in 什么, it completes the everyday question ‘what?’.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
3 strokes
In real words
- 什么shén mewhat么 = me
Go deeper
All readings
suffix used in questions
an unstressed suffix used in common interrogative and demonstrative words
轻声后缀，用于“什么”等常见疑问词和指示词。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 什么shén mewhat么 = me
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 么 mean?
么 (me) means an unstressed suffix used in common interrogative and demonstrative words.
How do you pronounce 么?
It is pronounced me.
How many strokes does 么 have?
3. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 么?
丿. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 么?
Common ones are 什么. The reading of 么 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.