ma3
ant

ma1
dragonfly

ma4
grasshopper

strokes 9
radical
strokes after radical 3
蚂螂 螞螂 ma1 lang2
dragonfly

蚂蜂 螞蜂 ma3 feng1
variant of 馬蜂|马蜂

蚂蟥 螞蟥 ma3 huang2
leech

蚂蚁 螞蟻 ma3 yi3
ant

蚂蚱 螞蚱 ma4 zha5
(dialect) locust; grasshopper

热锅上的蚂蚁 熱鍋上的螞蟻 re4 guo1 shang5 de5 ma3 yi3
(like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated

一根绳上的蚂蚱 一根繩上的螞蚱 yi1 gen1 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5
see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱

一条绳上的蚂蚱 一條繩上的螞蚱 yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5
lit. like locusts tied to one rope (idiom); fig. in the same boat; in it together for better or worse; to sink or swim together