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Chinese symbol for “jute”

黄麻
huáng má
Traditional: 黃麻
jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.); plant fiber used for rope or sacks

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jute is 黄麻 (huáng má), defined as: jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.); plant fiber used for rope or sacks.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

黄 huáng
yellow; surname
radical 201 ⿈ · 11 strokes
麻 má
hemp, flax, sesame; numb
radical 200 ⿇ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 黄麻.

WordPinyinMeaning
黄金 (黃金)huáng jīngold; golden (opportunity)
黄色 (黃色)huáng sèyellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic
黄昏 (黃昏)huáng hūndusk; evening
黄瓜 (黃瓜)huáng guācucumber; 条 (tiáo)
金黄 (金黃)jīn huánggolden yellow; golden
黄牛 (黃牛)huáng niúox; cattle; scalper of tickets etc
麻烦 (麻煩)má fantrouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying
大麻dà máhemp (Cannabis sativa); cannabis

See also: Japanese symbol for “jute”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.