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大麻 (dà má) — marijuana; hemp (industrial plant used for fiber, seeds, and oil)

Definition

大麻 covers two senses: the drug (marijuana) and the industrial hemp plant used for fiber, seeds, and oil. Context makes clear which sense is meant — '吸大麻' is the drug; '大麻纤维' is the plant.

noun
marijuanahemp (industrial plant used for fiber, seeds, and oil)
Measure word · 株

Examples

  • 大麻。
    Hěn duō rén rèn wéi xī dà má duì shēn tǐ yǒu hài.
    Many people think smoking marijuana is harmful to health.
  • 大麻。
    dà má Xiān wéi kě yǐ yòng lái zhì zuò shéng zi hé bù liào.
    Hemp fiber can be used to make rope and fabric.
  • 大麻。
    Nóng mín zhòng zhí dà má yòng yú gōng yè yòng tú.
    Farmers grow hemp for industrial purposes.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

大dàbig
麻máhemp

A large kind of 麻 gives the name of the hemp plant.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

麻 combines 厂 and 𣏟 to represent hemp leaves.

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