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氓
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hoodlum

HSK 7
Human →Relations →Groups
máng
ボウ
たみ
맹
Phonosemantic compound. 民 represents the meaning and 亡 represents the sound.
Components
民 people+ 亡 deceased =
氓 hoodlum
民 Meaning component
mín people
people, subjects, citizens
亡 Phonetic component
wáng deceased
old variant of 亡[wáng]
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Notes
Similar Characters
岷 min mountain抿 pucker up lips in smile敃 strong (6543)昬 dark泯 eliminate珉 stone眠 slumber苠 grow丧 mourn (simp)喪 funeral (trad/jp)妄 absurd巟 a watery waste忘 forget忙 busy望 expect汒 盲 blind罔 deceive肓 region between heart芒 mango
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
氓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
氓 [máng]
see 流氓[liú​máng]
氓 [méng]
common people
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
流氓 [liú​máng] #3,375
rogue
流氓罪 [liú​máng​zuì] #51,541
the crime of hooliganism
愚氓 [yú​méng]
fool
流氓国家 [liú​máng​guó​jiā]
rogue state
流氓国家 [liú​máng​guó​jiā]
rogue state
流氓无产者 [liú​máng​wú​chǎn​zhě]
lumpenproletariat (in Marxist theory)
流氓无产者 [liú​máng​wú​chǎn​zhě]
lumpenproletariat (in Marxist theory)
流氓软件 [liú​máng​ruǎn​jiàn]
malware (computing)
流氓软件 [liú​máng​ruǎn​jiàn]
malware (computing)
流氓集团 [liú​máng​jí​tuán]
gang of hoodlums
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)
流氓 [りゅうぼう] #158,245
refugee
蒼氓 [そうぼう]
the people