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IDENTITY

hemp; numb; sesame

HSK 4Top 900

CORE MEANING

hemp; numb; sesame

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.sesameHSK4
  2. 2.numbHSK5

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
hemp radical (má)
strokes
11
Structure
semi-enclosed compound
IDS sequence
⿸广林
    • the shed
    • hemp stalks

USAGE

Common words

麻烦máfantrouble
芝麻zhīmasesame
麻木mámùnumb

Graded examples

  • 这件事有点麻烦。Zhè jiàn shì yǒudiǎn máfan.HSK4

    This matter is a bit troublesome.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Hemp stalks (林) drying under the shed (广) — hemp; the tingling it leaves.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#900
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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