How to write 莽

莽 [mǎng] 1. 草，密生的草: grass, dense growth of grass. - Example: 莽原 – grassland; 草莽 – dense grass. 2. 广大，辽阔: vast and boundless. - Example: 莽苍 – vast expanse; 莽莽 (a. describing endless plains; b. describing lush and abundant vegetation). 3. 古书上指一种短节竹: in ancient texts refers to a type of short-joint bamboo. 4. 粗鲁，冒失: rough and careless; boorish. - Example: 莽汉 – a clumsy person; 莽撞 – reckless; 鲁莽 – rude and reckless. 5. 姓: surname. 莽 [mǎng] (as a noun) - 1. (会意。从犬，从茻。原意是犬跑到草丛中逐兔，假借为茻，草丛): originally meant a dog chasing a rabbit in the grass; the mise-en-scène is grass clusters. - 2. 草丛: grass cluster. 引: 1. 《小尔雅》: 莽，草也. – "Mang, it is grass." 2. 《左传·哀公元年》: 暴骨如莽. – "Violent bones like grass." 3. 《孟子》: 在野曰草芒之臣. – "In the wild, it is called the minister of grass." 4. 《汉书·扬雄传》: 罗千乘于林莽. – "To set up a thousand chariots in the dense forest." 5. 《汉书·景帝纪》: 地饶广荐草莽水泉. – "The land is abundant in grass and water springs." 6. 《易·同人》: 伏戎于莽. – "Hide soldiers in the dense grass." 例: 如: 莽林 (referring to forests thick with vegetation); 豁然莽然 (wide open feeling in a vast area); 莽草 (a type of toxic plant, also called “water grass”). 莽 [mǎng] (as an adjective) 1. 茂密;盛多: dense; numerous. - 引: 1. 《楚辞·九章·怀沙》: 滔滔孟夏兮，草木莽莽. – “In the torrential summer, grass and trees are lush.” 2. 无涯际的样子: boundless appearance. - 引: 1. 《小尔雅》: 莽，大也. – “Mang, it is big.” - 2. 《吕氏春秋·知接》: 何以为之莽莽也. – “What makes it boundless?” - 3. 谭嗣同《出潼关渡河》: 平原莽千里. – “The plains stretch a thousand miles.” - 例: 如: 莽沆 (appearance of vast waters); 莽泱 (appearance of vastness); 莽莽苍苍 (boundless and vast). 3. 渺茫;迷茫: vast and hazy. - 例: 如: 莽眇 (hazy); 莽莽漠漠 (indistinct); 莽卤 (vague); 莽苍苍 (blurry). 4. 粗疏;鲁莽: rough and careless; boorish. - 例: 如: 莽莽广广 (carelessly wide); 莽壮 (foolhardily strong); 莽卤 (careless; sloppy). 5. 大;猛烈: big; fierce. - 例: 如: 莽壮 (describing a loud and forceful sound or strength).