麻

蔴

má

#1,106 most

frequent character

hemp (variant of 麻[ma2])

Character breakdown

麻 shows hemp plants drying on a rock. 𣏟 (hemp with hurds removed) also marks the sound, while 广 is now an empty part that was once 厂. Its first meaning was the hemp plant, later 'numb' and 'pockmarked.'

Drawn as: hemp drying on rock

麻 as a component in other characters

sound8 characters

摩魔磨嘛靡糜縻麿

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Same Characters, Different Readings

麻Ma2

surname Ma

麻má

generic name for hemp, flax etc

Homophones