麻
variant of 麻[ma2] / hemp
surname Ma
generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lü3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb
麻 character breakdown
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
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丿
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The English Wiktionary lists "canopy" as a possible meaning, and an example for a canopy is the upper part of a parachute. That's what I'll use to represent this character in other characters. In the anglepod, Gitta Giraffe just invented the art of building a parachute out of berets and bananas, using the berets as canopy and banana peels as strings. Soon, this new sport spreads all over the world as the new thing to do.
wide / numerous / to spread
广
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亠
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丿
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The English Wiktionary lists "canopy" as a possible meaning, and an example for a canopy is the upper part of a parachute. That's what I'll use to represent this character in other characters. In the anglepod, Gitta Giraffe just invented the art of building a parachute out of berets and bananas, using the berets as canopy and banana peels as strings. Soon, this new sport spreads all over the world as the new thing to do.
woods / forest / CL:片[pian4] / circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / a collection (of similar things)
Characters with 麻 as component
modal particle indicating that sth is obvious / particle indicating a pause for emphasis
used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1] / (Tw) (coll.) what?
to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist
grindstone / to grind / to turn round
interrogative final particle
suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc
exclamatory final particle
devil / magic
tiny / insignificant
extravagant / go with fashion / not
to waste (money)
Words with 麻
Sentences with 麻
麻 currently does not appear in any sentence.