茫(máng)

HSK 7-99 strokes

vast, with no clear boundary

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Character information

Pinyin
máng
Meaning
vast, with no clear boundary; fig. hazy; indistinct; unclear; confused
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 茫 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹汒

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

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

Made of

艹ǎo汒máng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 茫 step by step

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

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Words with 茫

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

máng茫rán然
HSK 7-9

blankly

Open 茫然 page →
hē喝máng茫

(slang) to get drunk (Tw)

Open 喝茫 page →
wēi微máng茫

hazy; blurred

Open 微茫 page →
yǎo杳máng茫

distant and out of sight

Open 杳茫 page →
mù暮sè色cāng苍máng茫

the hazy dusk of twilight (idiom)

Open 暮色苍茫 page →
miǎo渺miǎo渺máng茫máng茫

uncertain

Open 渺渺茫茫 page →
miǎo渺máng茫

uncertain

Open 渺茫 page →
bái白máng茫máng茫

(of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness

Open 白茫茫 page →

Related characters

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 茫’s common words

然喝微杳暮色苍渺

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