Chinese Word: 氓 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

氓Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 氏

Pictophonetic:亡 indicates the sound; 民 (citizens) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亡 [ wáng ] death, destruction; to lose; to perish
- 民 [ mín ] citizens, subjects; a nation's people

Similar Characters: 抿

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Pinyin: máng

English Definition:see 流氓

Chinese Definition:
①“流氓”(liúmáng)：原指无业游民，后来指品质恶劣、不务正业、为非作歹的人。

Example Words:

流氓HSK 6	liú máng	rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior
流氓无产者	liú máng wú chǎn zhě	lumpenproletariat (in Marxist theory)
流氓罪	liú máng zuì	the crime of hooliganism
流氓国家HSK 6	liú máng guó jiā	rogue state
流氓软件HSK 6	liú máng ruǎn jiàn	malware (computing)