to feel numb; hemp; sesame

HSK 4 #1108

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 1108th character
Radical ⿇ (200.0)
Strokes 11
Index # 2379

Definitions

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

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Words containing 麻

Word Meaning
trivial; minute (size)
sesame paste
sesame biscuit
sesame biscuit
Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti)
rush (tall grass); bulrush; Boehmeria
distinctively female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
ricin
castor beans
nettle; also pr. xún má
nettle; also pr. xún má
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
abaca; Manila hemp
hop plant; hops
analyze a small case in depth; small-scale test
(bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
(bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
acupuncture anesthesia
acupuncture anesthesia
acupuncture anesthesia
acupuncture anesthesia
lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
old boring stuff; old trivial things
old trivial matters; boring old gossip