Chinese

這麼

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this; so; such (modifies adjectives)

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characterChinese這 “this; these”
- meaningChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
  - ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
  - ideaChinese止 “foot”
- soundChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
characterChinese麼 “A particle placed after the topic of a compound sentence, used to express tactfulness.”
- soundChinese麻 “general name for hemp, flax, jute, etc.”
  - ideaChinese厂 “cliff; habitable cave on a cliff”
  - ideaChinese𣏟 “ramie”
- meaningChinese幺 “tiny; minute”