麻 má
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 麻 — hemp, flax, sesame
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
麻
má
numb; tingling
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.
- 手被冻麻了，连笔都拿不住。 Shǒu bèi dòng má le, lián bǐ dōu ná bú zhù. My hands were frozen numb and I couldn't even hold a pen.
- 吃了花椒以后，我的舌头有点发麻。 Chī le huājiāo yǐhòu, wǒ de shétou yǒudiǎn fā má. After eating Sichuan peppercorns, my tongue went a little numb.
Related words
- 麻烦 máfan troublesome; to bother
- 麻 má hemp; flax
- 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
- 呛 qiāng to choke; to make cough
- 脉搏 màibó pulse; rhythm
- 轻微 qīngwēi slight; minor; mild
- 尿 niào urine; to urinate