茫
máng
vast, with no clear boundary
fig. hazy; indistinct; unclear; confused
Grass (艹) + phonetic (汒) = vast, boundless, unclear
The grass radical evokes open, unbound nature — wild vegetation stretching without edge or limit. 汒 contributes the sound máng; the meaning of boundless vastness comes from that rootless, spreading image.
他看着大海，心里感到一片茫然。
tā kàn zhe dà hǎi， xīn lǐ gǎn dào yī piàn máng rán。
He looked at the sea and felt a sense of vastness and confusion inside.
面对未来，她感到迷茫，不知道该怎么办。
miàn duì wèi lái， tā gǎn dào mí máng， bù zhī dào gāi zěn me bàn。
Facing the future, she felt lost and unclear about what she should do.
Words with 茫
雾茫茫
wù máng máng
foggy
一脸茫然
yī liǎn máng rán
puzzled
前途渺茫
qián tú miǎo máng
not knowing what to do next
喝茫
hē máng
(slang) to get drunk (Tw)
夜色苍茫
yè sè cāng máng
gathering dusk
微茫
wēi máng
hazy
暮色苍茫
mù sè cāng máng
the hazy dusk of twilight (idiom)
杳茫
yǎo máng
distant and out of sight
浩茫
hào máng
boundless
混茫
hùn máng
dim
渺渺茫茫
miǎo miǎo máng máng
uncertain
渺茫
miǎo máng
uncertain