máng

awn (of cereals)

arista (of grain); tip (of a blade); Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass); variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan

grass (艹) + sound máng (亡) = sharp tip of a grass blade

The grass radical grounds this in the plant world — the sharp, needle-like tip of a grain stalk or grass blade. 亡 contributes the sound máng and does not carry meaning here.

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麦子的很尖,不小心会刺到手。

mài zi de máng hěn jiān, bù xiǎo xīn huì cì dào shǒu。

the awn of the wheat is very sharp; if you are not careful it will prick your hand.

农民收割时要注意麦,以免受伤。

nóng mín shōu gē shí yào zhù yì mài máng, yǐ miǎn shòu shāng。

farmers should watch out for the wheat awns when harvesting, so as to avoid getting hurt.

Words with 芒

锋芒内敛

fēng máng nèi liǎn

to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)

针尖儿对麦芒儿

zhēn jiān r duì mài máng r

see 針尖對麥芒|针尖对麦芒[zhen1 jian1 dui4 mai4 mang2]

针尖对麦芒

zhēn jiān duì mài máng

sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)

锋芒

fēng máng

tip (of pencil, spear etc)

锋芒毕露

fēng máng bì lù

to show off one's ability

阿芒拿

ā máng ná

(chemistry) (loanword) ammonal

五芒星

wǔ máng xīng

five-pointed star; pentagram

佛兰芒语

fó lán máng yǔ

Flemish (language)

光芒

guāng máng

rays of light

光芒万丈

guāng máng wàn zhàng

(idiom) boundless radiance; splendor

六芒星

liù máng xīng

six-pointed star; hexagram

初露锋芒

chū lù fēng máng

first sign of budding talent

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