Depicts hemp leaves (𣏟) growing under a cliff (厂). The cliff (厂) component was later written as 广.
Components
厂 Iconic component
hǎn cliff (radical)
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
Depicts a cliff.
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Historical Evolution
麻
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
麻
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
麻
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
麻
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
麻
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
麻
Seal
Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
麻
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
麻
Regular
Modern
Chinese
麻 [Má]
surname Ma
麻 [má]
generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lǚ]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb
Japanese
noun
- cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant)
- hemp (fiber); linen; flax; jute
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
麻 あさ
Asa female given namesurname
麻 あささき
Asasaki surname
麻 あさじ
Asaji unclassified name
麻 あさゆき
Asayuki unclassified name
麻 あや
Aya female given name
麻 お
O place name
麻 たかま
Takama surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
麻烦 [máfan] #455
inconvenient
麻烦 [máfan] #455
inconvenient
大麻 [dàmá] #2,100
hemp (Cannabis sativa)
麻醉 [mázuì] #5,309
anesthesia
麻将 [májiàng] #20,074
mahjong
麻痹 [mábì] #8,888
paralysis
麻痹 [mábì] #8,888
paralysis
麻木 [mámù] #9,641
numb
芝麻 [zhīma] #11,981
sesame (seed)
麻辣 [málà] #35,432
hot and numbing
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 誤魔化す [ごまかす] #3,538
to deceive
⭐ 麻痺 [まひ] #5,783
paralysis
⭐ 麻薬 [まやく] #13,332
narcotic
⭐ 麻酔 [ますい] #17,027
anaesthesia
誤魔化し [ごまかし] #21,138
cheating
麻袋 [あさぶくろ] #28,214
jute bag
⭐ 麻雀 [マージャン] #28,928
mahjong
亜麻色 [あまいろ] #31,029
flax color
⭐ 麻布 [あさぬの] #31,342
hemp cloth
麻衣 [あさごろも] #36,559
linen robe
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KOREAN WORDS (3)