懂中文 Dong Chinese

莽

mǎng

thicket

A dog 犬 surrounded by weeds 艹, 廾

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

犬 meaning component

犬  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

廾 meaning component

廾  Meaning component

gǒng

  

two hands

Evolution

莽 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
莽 Bronze script Warring States (475-221 BC)

Bronze script

Warring States (475-221 BC)
莽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
莽 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
莽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

莽  

mǎng

thicket, underbrush; poisonous; thick weeds; luxuriant growth; Illicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves; impertinent

Most common words with 莽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鲁莽

hot-headed

莽撞

rude and impetuous

莽

thick weeds

王莽

Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han

卤莽

hot-headed

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

蟒 漭