忙
忙 (máng) means “busy”. It is made of 忄 + 亡 and has 6 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 忙 into its parts
What 忙 is made of
- 忄 xīn — heart
- 八 bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亡 wáng — death
- 亠 tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠 tóu — lid
Origin hint: A heart 忄 faced with death 亡; 亡 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
忙 stroke order
Example sentences
我今天很忙。Wǒ jīntiān hěn máng.I'm very busy today.
你明天忙不忙？Nǐ míngtiān máng bù máng?Are you busy tomorrow?
Words with 忙
Also built with 忄
- 忆yìto remember
- 忧yōusad
- 快kuàifast
- 怀huáibosom
- 怕pàto be afraid of
- 怖bùfrightened
- 怜liánto pity
- 性xìng-ness (suffix for quality)
- 怪guàistrange
- 怯qièafraid
- 恍huǎngabsent-minded
- 恒héngconstant
Quick facts
| Pinyin | máng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | busy |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Radical | 心 (heart, #61) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) · Old HSK 2 |
Questions about 忙
What does 忙 mean?
忙 (máng) means “busy”.
How many strokes does 忙 have?
忙 has 6 strokes.
What is the radical of 忙?
The radical of 忙 is 心 (xīn, “heart”), Kangxi radical number 61.
What parts make up 忙?
忙 is made of 忄 (heart) and 亡 (death).
Which HSK level is 忙?
忙 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Learn 忙 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.