Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
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
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