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麼、幺

The simplified character '么' corresponds to 2 different characters in traditional Chinese. The choice depends on the meaning of the word, not a character-by-character swap.

疑問/語尾助詞:什麼、怎麼、這麼
Reading
me Jyut. mo1
Strokes
14 Radical113
Kangxi
14 (derived) p. 1515, no. 5
English
interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
Correct
什麼 怎麼 這麼 那麼
Common Mistake
什幺 怎幺

⚠️ 依據是 OpenCC `STCharacters.txt` 的字典推導,**不是**任何一本辭典的條目。原先誤掛教育部辭典,已更正。 實測:`TWVariants.txt` 有 `幺 → 么`(台灣標準把「幺」寫作「么」),於是 TW2SP 會把簡體的「么」逆推回「幺」:「什么」→「什幺」。 發布前請在教育部辭典裡查證並補上條目網址。

Basis: Editorial Judgment Established usage not covered by a dedicated dictionary entry — this is the site's editorial judgment, not a dictionary citation. · 麼 ˙ㄇㄜ(條目 ID 1104)

排行最小、數字一(骰子);「么」為其台灣標準字形
Reading
yāo Jyut. jiu1
Strokes
3 Radical30
Kangxi
3 (derived) p. 341, no. 12
Telegraph
TW 1633 CN 1633
English
one; tiny, small
Correct
幺麼小丑 幺兒 幺雞
Common Mistake
麼麼小丑

⚠️ 依據是 OpenCC `STCharacters.txt` 的字典推導,**不是**任何一本辭典的條目。原先誤掛教育部辭典,已更正。 實測:`TWVariants.txt` 有 `幺 → 么`(台灣標準把「幺」寫作「么」),於是 TW2SP 會把簡體的「么」逆推回「幺」:「什么」→「什幺」。 發布前請在教育部辭典裡查證並補上條目網址。

Basis: Editorial Judgment Established usage not covered by a dedicated dictionary entry — this is the site's editorial judgment, not a dictionary citation.

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