麻 · má

hemp; numb

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#200

Kangxi

11

Strokes

#150

Frequency

Visual hint

Hemp or flax growing in a cluster: multiple parallel strokes like dried hemp fibers.

Suggests hemp/flax plants, fiber, numbness/paralysis, or roughness.

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麻

1 examples

麻

má

hemp; numb; sesame

HSK 4

Hemp/numb radical. Found in 麻 (hemp/numb), 磨 (to grind/mill), 摩 (to rub/friction).

Hemp fibers drying under the eaves: many parallel strands hanging side by side — rough and durable like hemp.

林: 麻 is many hemp fibers; 林 is many trees — both have parallel strokes but different meanings.

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