茫
máng
#1,948 most
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vast, with no clear boundary
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
茫 joins 氵 water with 芒 máng, which supplies the sound, and first meant a vast stretch of water. It grew to 'boundless', and then to 'hazy, indistinct'.
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