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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 胡麻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
胡麻 hú má - sesame
- (botany) flax
- linseed

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 84,435 81,205

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Hu
- non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
- reckless
- outrageous
- what?
- why?
- to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
- see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
- beard
- mustache
- whiskers
- surname Ma
- generic name for hemp, flax etc
- 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
- hemp (variant of 麻[ma2])

Other Words Containing 胡麻

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo