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麻

Traditional: 蔴

má

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

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má · maa4 (Jyutping)

  1. hemp (variant of 麻[ma2])
  2. generic name for hemp, flax etc
  3. hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
  4. sesame
  5. CL:縷|缕[lu:3]
  6. (of materials) rough or coarse
  7. pocked
  8. pitted
  9. to have pins and needles or tingling
  10. to feel numb
  11. surname Ma

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

麻

Meaning
hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
Radical
麻
Strokes
11
Components
⿸广林
Cangjie
IJCC
Four-corner
0029.4

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