Mandarin Banana

妄

absurd / fantastic / presumptuous / rash | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 妄

妄
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亡
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女

亡

to die / to lose / to be gone / to flee / deceased | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 亡

Willy Walrus (w) just finished digging a grave (亡) for his dead relatives who were killed in the Arctic just inside the entrance of the Songgwangsa (ang2). Exhausted, he sticks the shovel (乚) in the earth and puts his beret (亠) on it. Finally, he sets up the tombstone (亡). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

亡
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乚
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亠

乚

ya4 =
y + a4

component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 乚

This character shall be represented by a shovel (乚). Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) shovelling a grave in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom (a4). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

亡
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乚
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亠

亠

tou2 =
t + ou2

"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 亠

亠 looks like a beret! Tecumseh (t-) just entered the Louvre (-ou2), wearing his beret. He made it himself using a flute (一) and a petal leaf (丶). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

亠
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丶
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一

丶

zhu3 =
zhu + Ø3

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丶

This character shall be represented by a petal leaf when appearing in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

亠
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丶
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一

一

yi1 =
y + Ø1

one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一

Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

妄
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亡
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女

女

nu:3 = nü + Ø3	female / woman / daughter \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 女 I'll represent 女 by Bessie Coleman, the first female pilot of African American descent. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago \| add a painting
ru3 = ru + Ø3	archaic variant of 汝[ru3] \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 女

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妄 is not a component of another character.

妄 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 6

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

w	Willy Walrus - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago
ang4	In the Songgwangsa's bathroom - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago In the Angkor Wat's bathroom - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 3 years ago

Words with 妄

妄 wang4 想 xiang3		to attempt vainly / a vain attempt / delusion (HSK level 6)
轻 qing1 举 ju3 妄 wang4 动 dong4		to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
妄 wang4 自 zi4 菲 fei3 薄 bo2		to be unduly humble (idiom) / to undervalue oneself
妄 wang4 动 dong4		to rush indiscriminately into action
妄 wang4 称 cheng1		to make a false and unwarranted declaration
胆 dan3 大 da4 妄 wang4 为 wei2		daring / presumptuous / daredevil
恣 zi4 意 yi4 妄 wang4 为 wei2		to behave unscrupulously
狂 kuang2 妄 wang4		egotistical / arrogant / brassy
狂 kuang2 妄 wang4 自 zi4 大 da4		arrogant and conceited
痴 chi1 心 xin1 妄 wang4 想 xiang3		to labor under a delusion (idiom); wishful thinking / trad. form 痴心妄想 also used
妄 wang4 言 yan2		lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature)
虚 xu1 妄 wang4		fabricated
妄 wang4 图 tu2		to try in vain / futile attempt
妄 wang4 自 zi4 尊 zun1 大 da4		ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
妄 wang4 语 yu3		to tell lies / to talk nonsense
谵 zhan1 妄 wang4		delirium
姑 gu1 妄 wang4 言 yan2 之 zhi1		to just talk for the sake of talking
愚 yu2 妄 wang4		stupid and arrogant
妄 wang4 下 xia4 雌 ci2 黄 huang2		to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom) / to make irresponsible criticism
妄 wang4 取 qu3		to take sth without permission
妄 wang4 念 nian4		wild fantasy / unwarranted thought
妄 wang4 想 xiang3 狂 kuang2		paranoia / megalomaniac
妄 wang4 想 xiang3 症 zheng4		delusional disorder / (fig.) paranoia
妄 wang4 断 duan4		to jump to an unfounded conclusion
妄 wang4 求 qiu2		inappropriate or presumptuous demands
妄 wang4 为 wei2		to take rash action
妄 wang4 生 sheng1 穿 chuan1 凿 zao2		a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
妄 wang4 言 yan2 妄 wang4 听 ting1		unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
妄 wang4 说 shuo1		to talk irresponsibly / ridiculous presumption talk
妄 wang4 人 ren2		presumptuous and ignorant person

一个管桃园的猴头妄想去瑶池赴会 →

one - control - peach garden - monkey - head - to attempt vainly - go - jade lake - join banquet

A monkey who is in charge of managing the peach grove is hoping to go to the jade lake to join the banquet

那是妄想 →

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妄

Stroke order

妄 is not a component of another character.

妄 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 6

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

Words with 妄

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