Chinese symbol for “nettle”
荨麻
qián má
Traditional: 蕁麻
nettle; also pr. [xun2ma2]
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nettle is 荨麻 (qián má), defined as: nettle; also pr. [xun2ma2].
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “nettle”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 荨麻.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荨麻疹 (蕁麻疹) | xún má zhěn | urticaria; nettle rash; hives |
| 异株荨麻 (異株蕁麻) | yì zhū qián má | common nettle (Urtica dioica) |
| 麻烦 (麻煩) | má fan | trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying |
| 大麻 | dà má | hemp (Cannabis sativa); cannabis |
| 麻将 (麻將) | má jiàng | mahjong; measure word: 局 (jú), 副 (fù) |
| 麻醉 | má zuì | anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality) |
| 麻木 | má mù | numb; insensitive |
| 麻雀 | má què | sparrow; (dialect) mahjong |
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.