= m + a2
variant of 麻[ma2] / hemp
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= m + a2
surname Ma
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= m + a2
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
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How to pronounce 麻

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ a2 final

In the ashram’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

麻 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
广
yǎn = y + an3
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
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wide / numerous / to spread
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lín = li + (e)n2
woods / forest / CL:片[pian4] / circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / a collection (of similar things)
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Characters with 麻 as component

= m + o2
paralysis of one side of the body
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zōu = z + ou1
hemp stem
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warm and fragrant
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Words with 麻

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numb / insensitive / apathetic
sesame (seed)
to ask for trouble / to invite difficulties

Sentences with 麻

麻 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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