麻
Character
hemp; a plant used to make rope and cloth
- Radical
- 麻 (itself)
- Strokes
- 11
- Structure
- Surrounds from top-left
- Parts
- 广 林
- Traditional
- 蔴
- Frequency
- #996 most common character
Meaning
má
ma2- hemp; a plant used to make rope and cloth
- numb; when part of your body cannot feel anything (as in 腿麻了)
- sesame (as in 芝麻)
Examples
坐得太久，我的腿麻了。
zuò de tài jiǔ, wǒ de tuǐ má le
I sat for a long time, and now my leg is numb.
AI-generated sentence
这个面包上有很多芝麻。
zhè ge miàn bāo shàng yǒu hěn duō zhī má
There is a lot of sesame on this bread.
AI-generated sentence
这个袋子是用麻做的。
zhè ge dài zi shì yòng má zuò de
This bag is made of hemp.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 11 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 麻
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Words with 麻
See all 179 →麻烦má fantrouble; something annoying or hard to doWordHSK 3麻将má jiàngmahjong, a Chinese game with small tiles, played by four peopleWordHSK 7–9麻木má mùnumb; you cannot feel part of your body, for example from coldWordHSK 7–9麻痹má bìparalysis; loss of feeling or of the ability to moveWordHSK 7–9麻辣má làvery spicy, with a taste that makes your mouth feel a little numbWordHSK 7–9麻醉má zuìmedicine that makes you feel no pain during an operationWordHSK 7–9
麻俐má liswiftVariant of 麻利WordUnreviewed
麻利má liswiftWord麻力má liswiftVariant of 麻利WordUnreviewed
麻吉má jí(slang) (Tw) close friendWord麻城má chéngMacheng, a county-level city in Huanggang City 黄冈市 (Huáng gāng Shì), HubeiSee 麻城市WordUnreviewed
麻子má zipockmarkWord