Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 氓

氓

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Meaning

 ruffian, gangster, rogue, hooligan, vagrant

Pronunciation

 máng, méng

Explanation

 Left: to die 亡 (coffin in cross-section), right: people, nation 民 (several times 'family' 氏 behind each others as multiplier for the people.)

Mnemonic

It could be the death of our people having these ruffians.

Radicals

亡 death, to die
民 people, nation
氏 clan(Variant of hill 丘. Clan families often had their estates on the top of hills. This developed into the family name.)
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Vocabulary

流氓 liú máng rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior

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