芒 — Chinese character
芒
máng
blade; ray; silvergrass, Miscanthus sinensis
- Pinyin
- máng
- Radical
- 140 ⾋ (Grass)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 艹 亡
- Formation
- pictophonetic — grass; meaning component 艹; sound component 亡
- Japanese
- 芒 as a kanji
Common words with 芒
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 光芒 | guāng máng | rays of light; brilliant rays |
| 芒果 | máng guǒ | (loanword) mango |
| 锋芒 (鋒芒) | fēng máng | tip (of pencil, spear etc); sharp point |
| 芒硝 | máng xiāo | mirabilite (Na2SO4x10H2O); Glauber's salt |
| 锋芒毕露 (鋒芒畢露) | fēng máng bì lù | to show off one's ability |
| 光芒万丈 (光芒萬丈) | guāng máng wàn zhàng | (idiom) boundless radiance; splendor |
| 芒草 | máng cǎo | Miscanthus (genus of grass) |
| 初露锋芒 (初露鋒芒) | chū lù fēng máng | first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time |
| 芒刺在背 | máng cì zài bèi | feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom); uneasy and nervous |
| 五芒星 | wǔ máng xīng | five-pointed star; pentagram |
| 万丈光芒 (萬丈光芒) | wàn zhàng guāng máng | see 光芒万丈 (guāng máng wàn zhàng) |
| 芒果汁 | máng guǒ zhī | mango juice |
English words written with 芒
芒 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 17
- Mencius 2A.2
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Zhuangzi Exercise of Faculties
- Zhuangzi Perfect Happiness
- Zhuangzi The Secret of Life
- Zhuangzi Mountain Trees
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