妄
wàng
#2,093 most
frequent character
absurd, fantastic, presumptuous
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
妄 wàng joins 女, a woman or people, with 亡 wáng. Confusion gives the first meaning, 'bewildered, confused'. From there it grew to 'presumptuous, rash' and 'absurd, ludicrous'. 亡 wáng supplies the sound.
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