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English: 麻 (má) (en:Pinyin pronunciation), the Chinese expression for hemp, is a en:pictograph of two plants under a shelter.[1] The use of cannabis, at least as fiber, has been shown to go back at least 10,000 years in Taiwan.[2] |
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| Author | Photohound |
References
- ↑ (2007) Learning Chinese Characters, p. 336 ISBN: 9780804838160.
- ↑ Stafford, Peter (1992) Psychedelics Encyclopedia, Berkeley, CA, USA: Ronin Publishing ISBN: 0-914171-51-8.
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| current | 06:21, 3 December 2010 | | 128 × 128 (3 KB) | Asoer | If you want the orthodox variant, it should be a vertical stroke at the top. Smaller .png. |
| 16:51, 23 January 2010 |  | 128 × 128 (6 KB) | Gsklee~commonswiki | color problem - to pure black | |
| 16:43, 23 January 2010 |  | 128 × 128 (6 KB) | Gsklee~commonswiki | This is the orthodox way to write this character. It's not two 木s but two [朮 without the point]s. | |
| 15:54, 13 June 2008 |  | 142 × 134 (5 KB) | Photohound | {{Information |Description={{en|1=Chinese character "ma" for hemp. It is a pictograph of two hemp plants being raised in a covered or sheltered area. Hemp use in Taiwan dates back at least 10,000 years.<br/> Made with InkScape}} |Source=Own work by upl |
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