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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 麻将

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
麻将 má jiàng - mahjong
- CL:局[ju2],副[fu4]

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
- 9 20,074 6,520 2,660

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- 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])
jiāng- will
- shall
- to use
- to take
- to checkmate
- just a short while ago
- (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
jiàng- (bound form) a general
- (literary) to command; to lead
- (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
qiāng- to desire
- to invite
- to request

Other Words Containing 麻将

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
麻将 - 9 20,074 6,520 2,660