茫然
Old HSK 6
茫然 (mángrán) · at a loss
茫然 (mángrán) means “at a loss; blank; bewildered”. It is written with 2 characters: 茫 (vague) + 然 (certainly). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 茫然 is built
The characters
茫 máng · vague
What 茫 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 汒máng — structural part
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 亡wáng — death
- 亠tóu — lid
然 rán · certainly
What 然 is made of
- 肰rán — dog meat
- ⺼ — meat
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 丶 — dot
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 肰 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他茫然地站在路口。Tā mángrán de zhàn zài lùkǒu.He stood at the crossing, at a loss.
对未来，她感到有些茫然。Duì wèilái, tā gǎndào yǒuxiē mángrán.She feels a little lost about the future.
Questions about 茫然
What does 茫然 mean?
茫然 (mángrán) means “at a loss; blank; bewildered”.
How do you pronounce 茫然?
茫然 is pronounced mángrán.
Which HSK level is 茫然?
茫然 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 茫茫mángmángvast
- 大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
- 忽然hūránsuddenly
- 然后ránhòuthen
- 虽然suīránalthough
- 必然bìráninevitable
- 当然dāngránof course
- 果然guǒránsure enough
- 仍然réngránstill
- 突然tūránsuddenly
Learn 茫然 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 123: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.