痲 meaning and stroke order
Pock-marked; measles; leprosy
How to write 痲, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 痲
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 痲痺|痲痹[ma2 bi4]
- used in 痲風|痲风[ma2 feng1]
- used in 痲疹[ma2 zhen3]
How 痲 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sickness.
疒 gives the meaning and 林 hints at the sound.
Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.
How to remember 痲
The sickness radical 疒 covers 林 (lín), a forest of trees. Picture a body covered in a forest of tiny spots, which is what measles or pock marks look like.
痲 is a variant form of 麻 (má) in medical words, and it mainly appears in older or traditional texts. You will see it in 痲疹 (má zhěn, measles), 痲痺 (má bì, paralysis) and 痲風 (má fēng, leprosy). Example: 他小時候得過痲疹。(Tā xiǎo shíhou dé guo má zhěn.) He had measles as a child.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 痲 with 痳 (lín), which has 木 under 疒 in a different shape and refers to a urinary illness. Also remember that 林 here only gives a hint to the sound, so the reading is má, not lín.
Questions about 痲
How many strokes are in 痲?
痲 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 痲 mean?
痲 (má) means pock-marked; measles; leprosy.
How do you pronounce 痲?
痲 is pronounced má, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 痲?
The radical of 痲 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 痲 under this radical.
Should I write 痲 or 麻 for measles?
In modern Simplified Chinese, 麻疹 (má zhěn) with 麻 is standard. 痲 is a variant you will mostly meet in older books or some Traditional Chinese writing, so recognize it but write 麻 in everyday use.
Does 痲 mean numb, like 麻?
Only inside the word 痲痺 (má bì), meaning paralysis or numbness. On its own, 麻 is the character used for feelings like numb or tingling, as in 腿麻了 (tuǐ má le, my leg is numb).