莽(mǎng): (bound form) dense growth of grass
HSK 7-910 strokes
(bound form) dense growth of grass
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- mǎng
- Meaning
- (bound form) dense growth of grass; (literary) vast; boundless; (bound form) boorish; reckless
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 莽 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 莽 step by step
10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 莽
Common words using 莽 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
wáng王mǎng莽
Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former …
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