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<WL>么 [me] (F麼) (suffix:) 什么; 怎么  [má] 麽/麼/吗  [yāo] (S幺) small@@  [mó] 麽  [ma] 吗
 
<WL>么 [me] (F麼) (suffix:) 什么; 怎么  [má] 麽/麼/吗  [yāo] (S幺) small@@  [mó] 麽  [ma] 吗
 
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么 originated as another way of writing 幺 (yāo) ‘small’, depicting two tiny silk cocoons. Another word meaning ‘small’ is or 麼 mó, written with 么 or 幺 plus 麻 má phonetic on top.
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Note: 么 originated as a variant of 幺 (yāo) ‘small’ (cf. 幺); another word 麽/麼 mó ‘small’ has 么/么 as component, under 麻 má (phonetic).
The second syllable of the modern words shénme ‘what’, zěnme ‘how’, nàme ‘so’, etc., also came to be written with the character 麽 or 麼.
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Among simple-form characters, 么 is used instead of 麽 in 那么 nàme etc., but 麽 is used in the word 幺麽 yāomó ‘insignificant’.
Now among simple form characters, 么 is used instead of 麽 in 那么 nàme etc., but 麽 is used in the word 幺麽 yāomó ‘insignificant’.
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Among full-form characters, 么 (yāo) is sometimes used instead of 幺; but among simple form characters, 幺 yāo, and 么 -me (as in 那么 nàme, etc.)
On the other hand, among full form characters, 麼 is used for writing 那麼 nàme etc., and 么 is used to write yāo in 么麼 yāomó ‘insignificant’.
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Among full-form characters, 麼 is used for writing 那麼 nàme etc., and 么 is used to write yāo in 么麼 yāomó ‘insignificant’.
 
#rW.90a K.AD593 D.1.33.2 M.7282 KX..82.03 B.003.1.02 E.1
 
#rW.90a K.AD593 D.1.33.2 M.7282 KX..82.03 B.003.1.02 E.1
 
#c丿厶
 
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#y mo\
 
#y mo\
 
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[me] (F​) (suffix:) ​么; ​么 [] ​/​/​ [yāo] (S​) small [] ​ [ma] ​

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    Note: 么 originated as a variant of ​ (yāo) ‘small’ (cf. ​); another word ​/​ mó ‘small’ has 么/么 as component, under ​ má (phonetic).
    Among simple-form characters, 么 is used instead of ​ in ​么 nàme etc., but ​ is used in the word ​ yāomó ‘insignificant’.
    Among full-form characters, 么 (yāo) is sometimes used instead of ​; but among simple form characters, ​ yāo, and 么 -me (as in ​么 nàme, etc.)
    Among full-form characters, ​ is used for writing ​ nàme etc., and 么 is used to write yāo in 么​ yāomó ‘insignificant’.
►references: Wieger:90a; Karlgren:AD593; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:1.33.2; Mathews:7282; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:82.03; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:003.1.02; EDOC:1
►components:丿
►Cantonese: mo\
►stroke 么 (... strokes)   
►list characters containing 么 as a component
►list words containing 么 (most common words first)
Unicode: U+4E48
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