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The character 妈 (mā) is a phono-semantic compound, directly corresponding to the traditional form 媽. Both forms share the same structure: the radical 女 (nǚ, “woman”) on the left provides the semantic category related to female kinship, while the phonetic component 马 (mǎ, simplified) or 馬 (traditional, “horse”) on the right supplies the pronunciation without contributing to the meaning. The character exclusively refers to one’s mother or a maternal figure, serving as a common and affectionate term in everyday speech.
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妈妈在做饭。
妈妈今天很高兴。
我妈妈是老师。
妈妈给我买了一件新衣服。
妈妈在超市里买东西。
妈妈说周末要带我去公园。
我的妈妈非常善良和勤劳。
如果妈妈下班早，她就给我们做晚饭。