When the formation data identifies 麻 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
麻
Radical 200 of 214 · 11 strokes
Hemp
má
Unicode uses 麻 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
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Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
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麼meinterrogative particleDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 幺 represents the meaning and 麻 represents the sound.
- 幺Semantic component(thread); tiny; one
- 麻Phonetic componenthemp; flax; sesame
- Category radical
- 麻 hemp
- Visual structure
- 麻 + 幺
HSK words with 麼5 words in this course
麻máhemp, flax, sesame; numbDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: The formation source identifies the component roles shown below; unresolved roles are labeled accordingly.
- 广Role unclearroof; (simp.) wide
- 𣏟Pictographic componenthemp
- Category radical
- 麻 hemp
- Visual structure
- 广 + 林
HSK words with 麻4 words in this course
Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.