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mā, ma

Character Formation
Definition	mother, mama
Formation Method	(形声) Pictophonetic. 女 (woman) suggests the meaning while 马 suggests the sound. See 媽 to see etymology for traditional form of this character.
Simplification Method	Simplified form of 媽. Derived from generic character simplification rule #73 (馬 » 马) via usage of grass script form of character.

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