忙(máng)

HSK 16 strokes

busy

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Character information

Pinyin
máng
Meaning
busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 忙 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰忄亡

A heart 忄 faced with death 亡; 亡 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

忄xīn亡wáng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 忙 step by step

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

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Words with 忙

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

bāng帮máng忙
HSK 1

to help

Open 帮忙 page →
lián连máng忙
HSK 3

promptly; at once

Open 连忙 page →
jí急máng忙
HSK 4

hastily

Open 急忙 page →
huāng慌máng忙
HSK 5

in a great rush

Open 慌忙 page →
gǎn赶máng忙
HSK 6

to hurry

Open 赶忙 page →
cōng匆máng忙
HSK 7-9

hasty; hurried

Open 匆忙 page →
máng忙luàn乱
HSK 7-9

rushed and muddled

Open 忙乱 page →
máng忙huó活
HSK 7-9

to be really busy

Open 忙活 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 忙’s common words

帮连急慌赶匆乱活

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