芒(máng)

HSK 7-96 strokes

awn (of cereals)

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Character information

Pinyin
máng
Meaning
awn (of cereals); arista (of grain); tip (of a blade); Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass); variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 芒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹亡

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (grass); 亡 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

艹ǎo亡wáng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 芒 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 芒

Common words using 芒 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

guāng光máng芒
HSK 7-9

rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance

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máng芒guǒ果

(loanword) mango

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máng芒xiāo硝

mirabilite (Na2SO4x10H2O); Glauber's salt

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chū初lù露fēng锋máng芒

first sign of budding talent

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fú弗lā拉máng芒

Flemish, inhabitant of Flanders (Belgium)

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máng芒cì刺zài在bèi背

feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)

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máng芒shì市

Mangshi, a county-level city in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture 德宏傣族景颇族自治州,…

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máng芒kāng康

see 芒康县

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