máng

silvergrass

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

  Meaning component

caocǎo

  

grass

is a component form of .

亡 sound component

  Sound component

wáng

  

death

Evolution

芒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
芒 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
芒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

máng

Miscanthus sinensis; awn (of cereals); arista (of grain); tip (of a blade); Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass); variant of , Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan

Most common words with 芒
Freq.
Word
Meaning

光芒

rays of light

芒果

mango (loanword)

awn (of cereals)

锋芒

sharp point

锋芒毕露

to show off one's ability

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)