Primary radical
丿 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 么.
丿 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 么.
么 is decomposed as ⿱丿厶.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 1 · what?; something; anything
HSK 1 · how?; what?; why?
HSK 1 · how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?
HSK 2 · like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
HSK 2 · why?; for what reason?
HSK 2 · so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
interrogative particle
么 has 3 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
丿 is the radical in 么. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
什么 (shénme): what?; something; anything; 怎么 (zěnme): how?; what?; why?; 怎么样 (zěnmeyàng): how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?.