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(botany) ramie (Boehmeria nivea) / the fiber of this plant
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麻* | 麻* | *麻
generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL: 縷|缕 / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb
HSK 7-9
lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
flax
numerous and close together; densely packed; thickly dotted
sisal hemp
sesame (seed)
HSK 7-9
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  *麻* | 麻* | *麻
surname Ma
Gastrodia elata (botany)
hemp (Cannabis sativa) / cannabis / marijuana
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
limp and numb (of limbs)
lit. tangled skein / in a tremendous muddle / confused
sickening / corny / sappy / maudlin / fulsome (of praise)
dogbane (Apocynum venetum), leaves used in TCM
to feel numb
(Islam) Jumu'ah (refers to Friday or the noon prayer on Friday) (loanword from Arabic) / (Islam) a week
local anesthesia (abbr. for 局部麻醉)
one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused / disconcerted / upset
female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
abaca / Manila hemp
nettle / also pr. [xun2ma2]
jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.) / plant fiber used for rope or sacks
general anesthesia (abbr. for 全身麻醉)
lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies
hemp
castor-oil plant
acupuncture anesthesia
Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti) / Indian hemp (cannabis)
Mommy Peng, nickname for Peng Liyuan 彭麗媛|彭丽媛
sesame / (botany) flax / linseed
common nettle (Urtica dioica)
hops (Humulus lupulus)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麻* | 麻* | *麻
hemp (variant of )
HSK 7-9
to become numb (from being bound too tightly)
female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
(slang) mama; mom (pun on 媽媽|妈妈)
variant of 芝麻


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