麻 má
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 麻 — hemp, flax, sesame
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
麻
má
hemp; flax
Character
Example phrases
- 长时间蹲着整理档案后，他的双腿麻得几乎站不起来。 Cháng shíjiān dūn zhe zhěnglǐ dàng'àn hòu, tā de shuāngtuǐ má de jīhū zhàn bù qǐlái. After squatting for a long time to organise files, his legs were so numb that he could hardly stand up.
- 这条绳子是用麻做的，又结实又便宜。 Zhè tiáo shéngzi shì yòng má zuò de, yòu jiēshi yòu piányi. This rope is made of hemp, so it is strong and cheap.
- 夏天穿麻做的衣服很凉快。 Xiàtiān chuān má zuò de yīfu hěn liángkuai. Clothes made of linen are cool to wear in summer.
Related words
- 麻烦 máfan troublesome; to bother
- 麻 má numb; tingling
- 麻痹 mábì to paralyse; numb; to lull into carelessness
- 麻将 májiàng mahjong
- 麻辣 málà numbing and spicy
- 麻木 mámù numb; insensitive; indifferent
- 麻醉 mázuì to anaesthetise; to numb
- 芝麻 zhīma sesame; trivial matter
- 荆棘 jīngjí thorns; brambles; hardships
- 牡丹 mǔdan peony
- 年轮 niánlún tree rings; annual rings
- 茉莉 mòlì jasmine