荒

huāng
#1,326 most
frequent character
to neglect, to be out of practise
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

荒 huāng pairs 艹 plants as the meaning part with 𡿫 huāng as a sound part. It first meant 'uncultivated land'. From there it grew to 'barren, desolate', 'scarce, short of', and 'absurd, ridiculous'.

荒 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
谎
sound2 characters
慌谎

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Example Sentences

他荒废了两年的学业。
tā huāngfèi le liǎng nián de xuéyè 。
He neglected his studies for two years.
如果你不常练习，你的技能会荒废。
rúguǒ nǐ bùcháng liànxí ， nǐde jìnéng huì huāngfèi 。
If you don’t practice regularly, your skills will become neglected.
他荒废了自己的健康。
tā huāngfèi le zìjǐ de jiànkāng 。
He has neglected his health.

Words with similar meanings

怠慢dàimàn
to neglect
怠慢 has a similar meaning of neglect but can imply a lack of effort or attention due to disinterest or laziness.
放弃fàngqì
to give up
放弃 means to give up something, indicating a more definitive abandonment compared to 荒.

Homophones

慌huāng
panic, flurried, confused, flustered

Words Starting With 荒

荒凉huāng liáng
desolate
荒唐huāng táng
beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated
荒谬huāng miù
absurd; ridiculous

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