Memory phrase for the character: 氓

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 (several times 'family' 氏 behind each others as multiplier for the people.)

Mnemonic
 
It could be the death of our people having these ruffians.

Radicals

亡 death, to die
民 people, nation
氏 clanVariant of hill 丘. Clan families often had their estates on the top of hills. This developed into the family name.
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 Vocabulary

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

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