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Chinese symbol for “mama”

妈妈
mā ma
Traditional: 媽媽
mama; mommy; mother; 个 (gè),位 (wèi)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mama is 妈妈 (mā ma), defined as: mama; mommy; mother; 个 (gè),位 (wèi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

妈 mā
mother, mama
radical 38 ⼥ · 6 strokes
妈
妈 ma
mother, mama
radical 38 ⼥ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mama”

WordPinyinMeaning
马麻 (馬麻)mǎ má(slang) mama; mom (pun on 妈妈 (mā ma))

Related words

Other words that share a character with 妈妈.

WordPinyinMeaning
他妈的 (他媽的)tā mā de(taboo curse) damn it!; fucking
大妈 (大媽)dà māfather's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
老妈 (老媽)lǎo māmother; mom
爸妈 (爸媽)bà mādad and mom
妈咪 (媽咪)mā mimommy (loanword)

See also: Japanese symbol for “mama”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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