忙
busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,761 U+5FD9
How 忙 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A heart 忄 faced with death 亡; 亡 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
busy · Heisig RSH #581
state of mind + perish
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 忙
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忙不过来 | máng bù guò lái | to have more work than one can deal with; to have one's hands full |
| 忙中有失 | máng zhōng yǒu shī | rushed work leads to errors (idiom) |
| 大忙人 | dà máng rén | busy bee; very busy person |
| 手忙脚乱 | shǒu máng jiǎo luàn | (idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered |
| 忙中有错 | máng zhōng yǒu cuò | rushed work leads to errors (idiom) |
| 事务繁忙 | shì wù fán máng | to be swamped with pressing affairs; to be snowed under with work |
| 不忙 | bù máng | (polite formula) there's no hurry; take your time |
| 忙音 | máng yīn | busy signal (telephony) |
| 穷忙族 | qióng máng zú | the working poor |
| 忙进忙出 | máng jìn máng chū | very busy |
| 百忙 | bǎi máng | busy schedule |
| 连忙 | lián máng | promptly; at once |
| 忙里偷闲 | máng lǐ tōu xián | (idiom) to snatch a moment of leisure in the midst of a busy schedule |
| 忙活 | máng huo | to be really busy; pressing business |
| 忙着 | máng zhe | to be occupied with (doing sth) |
| 着忙 | zháo máng | to rush; in a hurry; to worry about being late |
| 忙于 | máng yú | busy with |
| 不慌不忙 | bù huāng bù máng | (idiom) calm; unhurried; composed |
| 忙乱 | máng luàn | rushed and muddled |
| 农忙 | nóng máng | (agriculture) busy season; peak farming season |