(má) - hemp; numb; troublesome (bound) in Mandarin
máTraditional: 麻
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Translation
hemp; numb; troublesome (bound)
Word origin
An ideographic character showing strands of hemp 林 hanging to dry under a shelter 广; it means hemp, and by extension the numb, tingling feeling and the troublesome senses.
- Origin
- ideographic
- Root
- 广 (shelter) over 林 (hemp fibres)
Stroke order
麻
Examples
。
Sorry to trouble you.
。
This is a real hassle.
。
Don't cause me trouble.
。
My legs have gone numb from sitting.
辣菜。
He likes spicy and numbing dishes.
麻 (má) means hemp or numb; in everyday speech it mostly opens 麻烦 (máfan), meaning trouble or hassle.
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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 麻.
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