Chinese Character 氓 Meanings and components.

Form

氓

Meaning

氓 meaning[3] in English

See 流氓[Liu2 Mang2].

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 氓 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to die (亡) , and surname Min (民)

Its radical[1] is: 氏 (shi4) which means: Clan Name, Maiden Name, .氏shi4clan name

In cangjie it is written with YVRVP

How to write 氓

To write氓mang2see 流氓[liu2 … you should write a combination of 亡wang2to die , 民min2surname Min arranged in a 吅 shape:

亡 + 民 = 氓

氓 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 氓 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 氓, looks as follow:

氓
Pinyin:mang2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: See 流氓[Liu2 Mang2]
亡
Pinyin:wang2 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Die . To Lose . To Be Gone . To Flee . Deceased
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
乚
Pinyin:yin3
Meaning[3]: Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 毫[Hao2] . Archaic Variant Of 乙[Yi3]
民
Pinyin:min2 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Surname Min

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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