芒 (máng): awn (of cereals), arista (of grain), tip (of a blade)
芒 (máng) is a Chinese character meaning “awn (of cereals).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 亡 (phonetic). It ranks #2195 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 芒 grass. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- awn (of cereals)
- arista (of grain)
- tip (of a blade)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 光芒noun | guāng máng | rays of light |
| 芒果noun | máng guǒ | (loanword) mango |
| 锋芒noun | fēng máng | tip (of pencil, spear etc) |
| 锋芒毕露phrase | fēng máng bì lù | to show off one's ability |
| 芒刺在背phrase | máng cì zài bèi | feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom) |
| 光芒万丈phrase | guāng máng wàn zhàng | (idiom) boundless radiance |
| 初露锋芒 | chū lù fēng máng | first sign of budding talent |
| 针尖儿对麦芒儿 | zhēn jiān r duì mài máng r | see 針尖對麥芒|针尖对麦芒 |
| 万丈光芒 | wàn zhàng guāng máng | see 光芒萬丈|光芒万丈 |
| 五芒星noun | wǔ máng xīng | five-pointed star |
| 佛兰芒语 | fó lán máng yǔ | Flemish (language) |
| 六芒星noun | liù máng xīng | six-pointed star |
| 阿芒拿 | ā máng ná | (chemistry) (loanword) ammonal |
| 芒种proper-noun | máng zhòng | Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th June |
| 针尖对麦芒phrase | zhēn jiān duì mài máng | sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom) |
芒 appears in 24 compound words: 38 as the first character, 29 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 芒 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
to fail to show restraint and display one's talent or vigour to the fullest extent
first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
to fail to show restraint and display one's talent or vigour to the fullest extent
Example Sentences
这个芒字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě máng zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "芒" had different meanings in ancient Chinese.
画面中央能看到明显的星芒，外围还有一圈光环。
huà miàn zhōng yāng néng kàn dào míng xiǎn de xīng máng , wài wéi hái yǒu yī juān guāng huán .
A distinct starburst is visible in the center of the image, with a ring of light surrounding it.
还有各种芭乐、芒果、柚子等等。
hái yǒu gè zhǒng bā lè , máng guǒ , 柚 zǐ děng děng .
There are also various types of guavas, mangoes, pomelos, and so on.
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她的眼睛闪烁着喜悦的光芒。
Tā de yǎnjing shǎnshuò zhe xǐyuè de guāngmáng.
Her eyes were shining with joy.
加热器发出美丽的橙色光芒。
Jiārè qì fāchū měilì de chéngsè guāngmáng.
The heater is aglow with a beautiful orange color.
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