Memory phrase for the character: 莽

莽

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Meaning

thick weeds, luxuriant growth, impertinent

Pronunciation

 mǎng

Explanation

 From top: plant 艹, dog 犬 (The big 大 man holds in his arms: a dog 丶), plant 艹

Mnemonic
 
If a dog can hide in these grasses, it is thick weeds.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
犬 dogShows a big 大 person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog 丶
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 Vocabulary

王莽 Wáng Mǎng  Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han
鲁莽 lǔ mǎng  hot-headed; impulsive; reckless
草莽 cǎo mǎng  a rank growth of grass; uncultivated land; wilderness
草莽 cǎo mǎng  

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