Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 亡 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
妄
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
妄
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
妄
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
妄
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
妄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
妄 [wàng]
absurd; fantastic; presumptuous; rash
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (47)
妄想 [wàngxiǎng] #4,896
to attempt vainly
妄图 [wàngtú] #29,086
to try in vain
妄图 [wàngtú] #29,086
to try in vain
狂妄 [kuángwàng] #18,830
egotistical
轻举妄动 [qīngjǔwàngdòng] #12,677
to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
轻举妄动 [qīngjǔwàngdòng] #12,677
to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
痴心妄想 [chīxīnwàngxiǎng] #25,432
to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom)
狂妄自大 [kuángwàngzìdà] #23,347
arrogant and conceited
虚妄 [xūwàng] #59,659
fabricated
虚妄 [xūwàng] #59,659
fabricated
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JAPANESE WORDS (44)
⭐ 妄想 [もうそう] #3,432
delusion
妄言 [もうげん] #22,549
reckless remark
被害妄想 [ひがいもうそう] #24,979
persecution complex
妄執 [もうしゅう] #25,603
deep-rooted delusion
盲信 [もうしん] #38,117
blind acceptance
妄念 [もうねん] #50,441
conviction based on flawed ideas
誇大妄想 [こだいもうそう] #56,672
megalomania
迷妄 [めいもう] #57,443
illusion
妄想癖 [もうそうへき] #59,436
(having an) overactive imagination
軽挙妄動 [けいきょもうどう] #68,822
rash and blind act
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