麻

má

Other characters with the syllable ma: see all 7 →

Meaning

hemp (variant of 麻[ma2])
generic name for hemp, flax etc
hemp or flax fiber for textile materials

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sesame
(of materials) rough or coarse
pocked
pitted
to have pins and needles or tingling
to feel numb
surname Ma

Example

麻烦您了！

Sorry to bother you!

From 麻烦 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 麻

麻烦máfantrouble; inconvenienceHSK 3 麻痹mábìparalysisHSK 7-9 麻将májiàngmahjongHSK 7-9 麻辣málàhot and numbingHSK 7-9 麻木mámùnumbHSK 7-9 麻醉mázuìanesthesiaHSK 7-9 芝麻zhīmasesame (seed)HSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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