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茫
máng
1. vast, with no clear boundary
2. fig. hazy
3. indistinct
4. unclear
5. confused
Common • Top 13% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

茫
máng
vague, boundless; vast, widespread
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

喝茫
hēmáng
(slang) to get drunk (Tw)
微茫
wēimáng
hazy
杳茫
yǎománg
distant and out of sight
浩茫
hàománg
boundless
混茫
hùnmáng
dim
渺茫
miǎománg
uncertain
浑茫
húnmáng
the dark ages before civilization
茫崖
Mángyá
Mang'ai county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture [[海西蒙古族藏族自治州<HǎixīMěnggǔzúZàngzúzìzhìzhōu>]], Qinghai
茫然
mángrán
blankly
HSK 6
茫茫
mángmáng
boundless
HSK 6
苍茫
cāngmáng
boundless
迷茫
mímáng
vast and indistinct
白茫茫
báimángmáng
(of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness
茫崖区
Mángyáqū
Mang'ai county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture [[海西蒙古族藏族自治州<HǎixīMěnggǔzúZàngzúzìzhìzhōu>]], Qinghai
雾茫茫
wùmángmáng
foggy
一脸茫然
yīliǎnmángrán
puzzled
前途渺茫
qiántúmiǎománg
not knowing what to do next
夜色苍茫
yèsècāngmáng
gathering dusk
暮色苍茫
mùsècāngmáng
the hazy dusk of twilight (idiom)
渺渺茫茫
miǎomiǎomángmáng
uncertain

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,950
Word Frequency Rank
11,020 of 84,292

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