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sesame (seed)
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蔴* | 蔴* | *蔴
hemp (variant of )
HSK 7-9
flax
numerous and close together; densely packed; thickly dotted
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麻* | 麻* | *麻
surname Ma
to feel numb
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused / disconcerted / upset
lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies
jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.) / plant fiber used for rope or sacks
(Islam) Jumu'ah (refers to Friday or the noon prayer on Friday) (loanword from Arabic) / (Islam) a week
nettle / also pr. [xun2 ma2]
limp and numb (of limbs)
female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
lit. tangled skein / in a tremendous muddle / confused
acupuncture anesthesia
sickening / corny / sappy / maudlin / fulsome (of praise)
Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti) / Indian hemp (cannabis)
hemp (Cannabis sativa) / cannabis / marijuana
(botany) ramie (Boehmeria nivea) / the fiber of this plant
female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
sesame / (botany) flax / linseed
castor-oil plant
hops (Humulus lupulus)
Gastrodia elata (botany)
abaca / Manila hemp
variant of 芝麻
(slang) mama; mom (pun on 媽媽|妈妈)
general anesthesia (abbr. for 全身麻醉)
local anesthesia (abbr. for 局部麻醉)
hemp
sisal hemp
Mommy Peng, nickname for Peng Liyuan 彭麗媛|彭丽媛
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
common nettle (Urtica dioica)
to become numb (from being bound too tightly)
dogbane (Apocynum venetum), leaves used in TCM
lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip


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