Character

麻

má HSK 4

麻 má HSK 4

1. herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth
2. fiber of hemp-like plants; key raw material for spinning, rope-making, and papermaking
3. sesame
4. numb; loss of sensation
5. pockmarks; pitted scars on the face
6. speckled; covered with fine spots
7. tingling or numbing sensation (as from Sichuan pepper)
8. a surname
9. rough; uneven surface
10. mourning garment made of coarse hemp cloth (traditional)
11. to anesthetize; to numb
12. mahjong tiles

Words using 麻 as má (7)

1 麻烦 má fan — to trouble HSK 4
- 麻 tangled/complicated
- 烦 annoyed/vexed
Example

我不想麻烦你。

wǒ bù xiǎng má fan nǐ

I don't want to trouble you.
2 芝麻 zhī ma — sesame HSK 7
- 芝 sesame (plant)
- 麻 hemp, fibrous plant
Example

这个面包上撒了很多芝麻。

zhè ge miàn bāo shàng sǎ le hěn duō zhī ma

This bread has a lot of sesame sprinkled on it.
3 麻将 má jiàng — mahjong HSK 7
- 麻 sparrow (derived from 麻雀); refers to the clicking sound of tiles
- 将 completes the game name (from 麻雀, sparrow)
Example

我们周末经常打麻将。

wǒ men zhōu mò jīng cháng dǎ má jiàng

We often play mahjong on weekends.
4 麻木 má mù — numb HSK 7
- 麻 numb, tingling
- 木 stiff, insensitive
Example

我的腿坐久了感到麻木。

wǒ de tuǐ zuò jiǔ le gǎn dào má mù

My leg feels numb after sitting for a long time.
5 麻痹 má bì — to paralyze, to numb HSK 7
- 麻 numb, lack of sensation
- 痹 paralysis, obstruction
Example

寒冷麻痹了我的手指。

hán lěng má bì le wǒ de shǒu zhǐ

The cold numbed my fingers.

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6 麻辣 má là — numbing and spicy HSK 7
- 麻 numbing, tingling sensation
- 辣 spicy, hot (as in chili peppers)
Example

我很喜欢吃麻辣火锅。

wǒ hěn xǐ huan chī má là huǒ guō

I really like eating mala hotpot.
7 麻醉 má zuì — anesthetize HSK 7
- 麻 numb, paralyzed (loss of sensation)
- 醉 intoxicated, deeply affected (unconscious state)
Example

医生给病人麻醉后开始手术。

yī shēng gěi bìng rén má zuì hòu kāi shǐ shǒu shù

The doctor anesthetized the patient and then started the surgery.

Structure & writing

麻 má — herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth

麻 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 6

嘛 ma particle indicating something is obvious or self-evident 摩 mó to rub; to move back and forth against something

HSK 7

磨 mó to rub; to wear away 魔 mó evil demon or malevolent spirit in religion or mythology; metaphor for harmful forces

consists of

1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)

广 is a component in 31 characters

HSK 1

床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 店 diàn shop; store

HSK 3

应 yìng to reply; to answer 康 kāng healthy 矿 kuàng mineral resources

HSK 4

庆 qìng to congratulate; to celebrate 序 xù order; sequence 底 dǐ the bottom part (～子, ～儿) 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 座 zuò seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times

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庭 tíng hall; main room of a house 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth

HSK 5

席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 府 fǔ government office; organ of state power 扩 kuò to expand, enlarge; to increase in scope, scale, or quantity 腐 fǔ to rot; to decay

HSK 6

庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement 庞 páng large (in size or quantity) 廊 láng covered corridor or passageway under eaves

HSK 7

唐 táng boastful; exaggerated (in speech) 庇 bì to shelter, to shield 庙 miào ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined) 废 fèi to discontinue; to stop using 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre

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廉 lián upright and honest; incorruptible 廓 kuò outer edge or contour of an object 旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 缠 chán to wind around, to wrap around 遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)

2 林 lín — forest; grove of trees or bamboo

林 is a component in 8 characters

HSK 3

楚 chǔ vitex (a type of deciduous shrub, as referenced in classical texts)

HSK 4

梦 mèng dream (physiological phenomenon during sleep) 禁 jìn to forbid; to prohibit 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth

HSK 6

淋 lín to drip or splash onto a surface

HSK 7

婪 lán greedy; insatiably covetous of wealth 彬 bīn refined and cultured (see "彬彬") 焚 fén to burn

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