吗 vs 么
什么 is literally "what?" or "who?" It can be used to ask a name (你叫什么名字).
吗 is used to turn a statement into a question. Two uses:
你好 (hello/you good) vs 你好吗 (how are you/are you good)
你有哥哥 (you have a brother) vs 你有哥哥吗 (do you have a brother?)
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1. "什么" means "What". "谁" means "Who".
2. "你叫什么名字"：What is your name? "你": you; "叫": call/be called; "名字": Name
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