horse

Pictograph of a horse.

Evolution

馬 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
馬 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
馬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
馬 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
馬 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

horse; surname; KangXi radical 187; CL:[pǐ]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess

() 

surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ​lái​xī​yà]

Most common words with 馬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

马上

at once

horse

神马

mythical horse

罗马

Rome, capital of Italy

马路

street

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (5 verified)