茫
vast, with no clear boundary; fig. hazy; indistinct; unclear; confused
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How 茫 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “grass”) + 汒 (phonetic)
components: 艹 汒
How to remember it
boundless · Heisig RSH #1727
芒 mango + 水 water
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 茫
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一脸茫然 | yī liǎn máng rán | puzzled; bewildered |
| 夜色苍茫 | yè sè cāng máng | gathering dusk |
| 茫然失措 | máng rán shī cuò | at a loss (idiom) |
| 茫然 | máng rán | blankly; vacantly; at a loss |
| 苦海茫茫 | kǔ hǎi máng máng | sea of bitterness is vast (idiom) |
| 微茫 | wēi máng | hazy; blurred |
| 茫崖市 | Máng yá Shì | Mangnai, a county-level city in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[… |
| 白茫茫 | bái máng máng | (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness |
| 暮色苍茫 | mù sè cāng máng | the hazy dusk of twilight (idiom) |
| 迷茫 | mí máng | vast and indistinct; perplexed; bewildered; at a loss |
| 混茫 | hùn máng | dim; obscure |
| 前途渺茫 | qián tú miǎo máng | not knowing what to do next; at a loose end |
| 苍茫 | cāng máng | boundless; vast; hazy (distant horizon) |
| 喝茫 | hē máng | (slang) to get drunk (Tw) |
| 浑茫 | hún máng | the dark ages before civilization; limitless reaches; vague and confused |
| 雾茫茫 | wù máng máng | foggy |
| 浩茫 | hào máng | boundless; unlimited |
| 茫崖 | Máng yá | see 茫崖市[Mang2 ya2 Shi4] |
| 茫茫 | máng máng | boundless; vast and obscure |
| 渺茫 | miǎo máng | uncertain; remote; distant and indistinct; vague |