麻
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má · hemp, flax, sesame

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11Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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麻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 麻

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máWords pronounced má
maWords pronounced ma
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Example sentences

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Nǐ men yǒu dà má fán le.你们有大麻烦了。

You're in big trouble.

Source: Tatoeba #1808256 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men bù xiǎng gěi nǐ tiān má fán.我们不想给你添麻烦。

We don't want to cause you any trouble.

Source: Tatoeba #11751307 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tīng shuō tā dǎ má jiāng hěn lì hài.我听说他打麻将很厉害。

I hear he is good at mahjong.

Source: Tatoeba #333497 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài má zuì jì de zuò yòng xià, tā hūn le guò qù.在麻醉剂的作用下,他昏了过去。

He lost consciousness under the influence of the anesthetic.

Source: Tatoeba #1742518 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xī dà má.我不吸大麻。

I don't smoke weed.

Source: Tatoeba #5911775 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yǒu má fán le.你有麻烦了。

You're in trouble now.

Source: Tatoeba #9178028 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 麻 in context

  1. Say má, then recall the core meaning: hemp, flax, sesame.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 麻烦 (má fan), meaning “trouble”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 麻 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.