Chinese symbol for “boundless”
茫茫
máng máng
boundless; vast and obscure
The closest CC-CEDICT match for boundless is 茫茫 (máng máng), defined as: boundless; vast and obscure.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “boundless”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无边无际 (無邊無際) | wú biān wú jì | (idiom) boundless; limitless |
| 无垠 (無垠) | wú yín | boundless; vast |
| 苍茫 (蒼茫) | cāng máng | boundless; vast |
| 无穷无尽 (無窮無盡) | wú qióng wú jìn | (idiom) endless; boundless; infinite |
| 苍莽 (蒼莽) | cāng mǎng | boundless |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 茫茫.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迷茫 | mí máng | vast and indistinct; perplexed |
| 渺茫 | miǎo máng | uncertain; remote |
| 茫然 | máng rán | blankly; vacantly |
| 苍茫 (蒼茫) | cāng máng | boundless; vast |
| 白茫茫 | bái máng máng | (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness |
See also: Japanese symbol for “boundless”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.