TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
嗎
˙ㄇㄚ · ma
particle — sentence-final question marker
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tmǎ → ma — worn toneless in speech
A mouth (口) beside 馬 mǎ for sound, worn toneless — the spoken question mark: 好嗎？
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
嘴（口）一張，馬（馬）停下來等答案——好嗎？
The mouth (口) opens, the horse (馬) pulls up to wait for the answer — okay?
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)句尾問句詞：好嗎？— the spoken question mark常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension