麻
má
generic name for hemp, flax etc
surname Ma; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb
shelter (广) + trees (林) = hemp drying under a lean-to
Hemp plants were grown and dried under a lean-to shelter, then their fibers stripped and bundled — the original image is literally stalks of hemp drying under a roof. The coarse, prickling quality of raw hemp fiber naturally extended to the sensations of numbness and tingling.
我的腿坐麻了，站起来很难受。
wǒ de tuǐ zuò má le, zhàn qǐ lái hěn nán shòu。
My legs went numb from sitting, and standing up feels very uncomfortable.
他的脸上有几个麻点，是小时候留下的。
tā de liǎn shàng yǒu jǐ gè má diǎn, shì xiǎo shí hòu liú xià de。
There are a few pockmarks on his face, left over from when he was young.
Words with 麻
酥麻
sū má
limp and numb (of limbs)
针刺麻醉
zhēn cì má zuì
acupuncture anesthesia
针麻
zhēn má
acupuncture anesthesia
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
陈谷子烂芝麻
chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma
lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
震颤麻痹
zhèn chàn má bì
palsy
黑胸麻雀
hēi xiōng má què
(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
马麻
mǎ má
(slang) mama; mom (pun on 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5])
麻俐
má li
variant of 麻利[ma2 li5]
麻利
má li
swift
麻力
má li
swift
麻吉
má jí
(slang) (Tw) close friend