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麻
蔴
má
1. variant of [[麻<má>]]
2. hemp
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

麻
má
hemp, flax, sesame; numb
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

麻章
Mázhāng
Mazhang district of Zhanjiang city [[湛江市<Zhànjiāngshì>]], Guangdong
麻阳
Máyáng
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua [[懷化|怀化<Huáihuà>]], Hunan
麻木
mámù
numb
HSK 6
麻瘢
mábān
pock mark
麻衣
máyī
hemp garment
麻酱
májiàng
sesame paste
麻子
mázi
pockmark
麻布
mábù
sackcloth
麻瓜
máguā
Muggles (Harry Potter)
麻疯
máfēng
leprosy
麻缠
máchán
to pester
麻药
máyào
anesthetic
麻豆
Mádòu
Matou town in Tainan county [[台南縣|台南县<Táinánxiàn>]], Taiwan
麻醉
mázuì
anesthesia
HSK 6
蕉麻
jiāomá
abaca
麻城
Máchéng
Macheng county level city in Huanggang [[黃岡|黄冈<Huánggāng>]], Hubei
麻将
májiàng
mahjong
麻州
Mázhōu
abbr. for Massachusetts
麻栎
málì
sawtooth oak
麻烦
máfan
inconvenient
HSK 4

Alternate Entries

麻
Má
surname Ma
麻
má
generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:[[縷|缕<lǚ>]] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,107
Word Frequency Rank
504 of 84,292
Radical Number
200

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