麻

• 拼音: má
• 汉字拆解: 麻 = 广 (broad shelter/roof) + 林 (two trees/plants) — hemp fibres drying under cover

含义

Hemp; linen. A plant fibre and its fabric. Also means numb (loss of sensation). Used in compounds for a numbing flavour or texture.

Multifaceted character: 麻布 (hemp/linen cloth), 芝麻 (sesame), 麻木 (numb/apathetic), 麻烦 (trouble/bother). In Sichuan cuisine, 麻 refers to the numbing sensation from Sichuan peppercorns (花椒). Also: 麻雀 (sparrow), 麻疹 (measles).

例句

1. 中国西南地区出土的麻织品表明，古代先民早在数千年前就已掌握了麻纺织技术。
2. 打针后手臂持续发麻，医生说这是局部麻醉药尚未完全代谢的正常反应。
3. 四川菜中的麻来自花椒，与辣椒的辣相结合，形成了独特的麻辣风味体系。

用法指南

语境: food, medicine, textiles, agriculture

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 出土文物中发现的麻制衣物残片，证明了中国纺织文明可追溯至新石器时代，麻是当时最主要的天然纤维来源。(Hemp textile fragments found among unearthed artefacts prove that Chinese textile civilisation can be traced back to the Neolithic period; hemp was the most important natural fibre source at the time.)
• 四川火锅特有的麻感来源于花椒中的麻味素，这种独特的口腔触觉体验是四川饮食文化的重要组成部分，深受国内外食客的喜爱。(The distinctive numbing sensation of Sichuan hotpot comes from the numbing compounds in Sichuan peppercorns; this unique oral tactile experience is an important part of Sichuan food culture, deeply loved by diners both at home and abroad.)

错误说法

• 将麻烦中的麻理解为植物义 — in 麻烦 (trouble/bother), 麻 is part of a fixed compound and no longer carries its literal hemp or numb meaning; treat it as a single lexical unit

起源与历史

麻 = 广 (shelter) + 林 (forest of hemp stalks) — hemp plants hanging to dry under a shelter

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal