麽/么 (me/mo) is a particle that appears as a suffix in several common question words and adverbs: 什么 (shén me, what), 怎么 (zěn me, how), 这么 (zhè me, like this/so), 那么 (nà me, like that/so), 多么 (duō me, how/how very). In 什么 and 怎么 it is typically written 么 (simplified) and read with a neutral tone (me). The full traditional form 麽 appears in Taiwan. This particle alone carries little independent meaning but is essential to these high-frequency compounds.