Radical 麻 – Hemp

Pinyin: má
Strokes: 11 strokes
Variants: None

Meaning

Hemp, flax, numb feeling

Memory tipBundles of hemp fibre 林 drying under a roof 广. Characters with 麻 relate to hemp, coarse fibres and a tingling numbness: 麻 (hemp; numb – 麻辣 numbing-spicy), 麻烦 (trouble – tangled like hemp).

HSK characters with 麻 (1)

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麻máHSK 3

Other 11-stroke radicals

魚Fish
鳥Bird
鹵Saline / Salt
鹿Deer
麥Wheat

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Radical 麻 – Hemp

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