Memory phrase for the character: 氓


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Meaning

ruffian, gangster, rogue, hooligan, vagrant

Pronunciation

máng, méng

Explanation

Left: to die 亡 (coffin in cross-section), right: people, nation 民 (Many buttocks 尸 with the “plus +” as a multiplier form a people.)

Mnemonic


 
The death of our people came due to these ruffians.

Radicals

death, to die
people, nationButtocks in side view 尸 a “plus +” as a multiplier, since very many people (= buttocks) make up a nation.
buttocks in side viewThis radical has actually the meaning: corpse 尸. But due to its use in tail 尾, urine 尿, or flatulence 屁, it is considered to generally mean 'buttocks'.
clanVariant of hill 丘. Clan families often had their estates on the top of hills. This developed into the family name. It can be seen as one person 人, which is modified as: 厂 and a “plus +” as a multiplier, so that many persons form a family.
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 Vocabulary

流氓 liú máng  rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior
流氓 liú máng  


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