猛犸

猛獁
měngmǎ
noun #20,642

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 mammoth (prehistoric animal)
  2. 2 woolly mammoth

Examples

Měngmǎ zài yīwàn nián qián jiù yǐ mièjué.
Mammoths went extinct ten thousand years ago.
Xībólìyà de dòng tǔ zhōng fāxiànle bǎocún wánhǎo de měngmǎ yíhái.
Well-preserved mammoth remains were found in the Siberian permafrost.

Tips

memory
means fierce / mighty and is a phonetic character used only in this word. Think: 'the mighty mammoth' — 猛犸 sounds like the English word 'mammoth' adapted for Chinese.

Stroke Order

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