妈 = 女 + 马

妈 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “mother”. It is built from 女 (woman) and 马 (horse).

Keyword: mother
Pinyin (Mandarin): mā
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: mother, mama, мама, mama

Decomposition

ids

女 woman
马 horse

How to find 妈 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “woman” + “horse”. 妈 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 妈 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.