莽 (mong5 | mang3) : rash; reckless; rank grass

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莽

mong5

mang3

[1] [adj] rash; reckless; imprudent
[2] [n] rank grass; thick weeds

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 艸 (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

莽

This word has been viewed 2655 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 3rd Mar 2012 12:36 and last edited on 31st Jan 2014 14:38

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粗莽 cou1 mong5 cu1 mang3 = rude; crude

魯莽 lou5 mong5 lu3 mang3 = foolhardy; rash; reckless

莽漢 mong5 hon3 mang3 han4 = a rough type of guy; a rude fellow

莽撞 mong5 zong6 mang3 zhuang4 = rash; crude and impetuous; imprudent; harum-scarum

羅莽 lo4 mong5 luo2 mang3 = Lo Mang

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Decimal representation of this word: 莽
Unicode code for this character: U+83bd (off-site link)

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