麻 (má) — Chinese Character

麻

má

hemp, flax, sesame; numb

Radical: 麻 HSK 7 n, a ideographic

Components & Etymology

麻 decomposes into the following components:

广林

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 麻.

主麻

zhǔ má

乱麻

luàn má

lit. tangled skein

亚麻

yà má

flax

全麻

quán má

general anesthetic

剑麻

jiàn má

sisal hemp

发麻

fā má

to feel numb

大麻

dà má

hemp (Cannabis sativa)

天麻

tiān má

局麻

jú má

火麻

huǒ má

种麻

zhǒng má

distinctively female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)

箍麻

gū má

to become numb (from being bound too tightly)

Characters that share the radical 麻.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.