氓
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máng / méng · people, subjects, vassals

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Readings & meanings

氓 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

máng

used in 流氓[liu2 mang2]

流氓liú máng · rogue
méng

(literary) common people

愚氓yú méng · fool
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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Example sentences

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Gāi míng qīng nián jiāng shàonǚ cóng liú máng tuán huǒ zhōng jiù le chū lái.该名青年将少女从流氓团伙中救了出来。

The young man saved the girl from a bunch of hoodlums.

Source: Tatoeba #2031441 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài èr shí shì jì mò qī, nán sī lā fū bèi měi guó rèn wéi shì yí gè liú máng guó jiā.在二十世紀末期,南斯拉夫被美國認為是一個流氓國家。

In the late 20th century, Yugoslavia was considered a rogue state by the United States.

Source: Tatoeba #816907 · CC BY 2.0 FR
" zhū rú liú máng " shì dé guó dǎo yǎn wéi nà hé suǒ zài yījiǔ qī líng nián de yí bù diàn yǐng."侏儒流氓"是德國導演韋納荷索在一九七零年的一部電影。

Even Dwarfs Started Small is a 1970 film by German director Werner Herzog.

Source: Tatoeba #759730 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 氓 in context

  1. Say máng / méng, then recall the core meaning: people, subjects, vassals.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 流氓 (liú máng), meaning “rogue”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 氓 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.