懂中文 Dong Chinese

蚂

mǎ, mā, mà

ant

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 马 represents the sound. Simplified form of 螞.

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

马 sound component

马  Sound component

mǎ

  

horse

Evolution

蚂 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
蚂 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

蚂 (螞) 

mǎ

ant; leech

蚂 (螞) 

mā

dragonfly

蚂 (螞) 

mà

grasshopper

Most common words with 蚂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蚂蚁

ant

蚂蚱

grasshopper

热锅上的蚂蚁

anxious

蚂

ant

蚂蟥

leech