ㄇ = m

ㄇ is an initial: the consonant at the start of a syllable. In pinyin it is written m.

Pinyin mIPA /m/Initial · Lips2 strokesName ㄇㄛFrom 冖

How to say it

Lips together and hum through the nose: m.

Do not mix up

ㄇ closes the lips; ㄋ uses the tongue tip. See ㄋ (n) →

Where it comes from

ㄇ comes from the character 冖. Zhuyin symbols were made from parts of old characters in the 1910s.

Stroke order, step by step

Stroke order from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. The dot shows where the new stroke starts.

Stroke 1

Stroke 2

媽

ㄇㄚ

mā · Mom; mother

罵

ㄇㄚˋ

mà · to scold; to curse

麻

ㄇㄚˊ

má · Hemp; flax

摸

ㄇㄛ

mō · to touch; to stroke

磨

ㄇㄛˊ

mó · grind; polish

模

ㄇㄛˊ

mó · model; pattern

Zhuyin Pro teaches ㄇ with sound, mouth diagrams, tracing and real words. Then it reminds you before you forget.