妄

wàng

absurd

fantastic; presumptuous; rash

lost (亡) + woman (女) = rash and presumptuous

女 grounds the meaning in reckless or improper conduct — behavior that oversteps bounds. 亡 contributes the sound wáng/wàng rather than the idea of death or loss.

亡+女→妄
亡To perishPhonetic
女WomanSemantic

他说话太狂妄,让人很不舒服。

tā shuō huà tài kuáng wàng,ràng rén hěn bù shū fú。

He speaks too arrogantly, which makes people very uncomfortable.

你不要妄想不努力就能成功。

nǐ bù yào wàng xiǎng bù nǔ lì jiù néng chéng gōng。

Don't fantasize that you can succeed without putting in effort.

Words with 妄

妄为

wàng wéi

to take rash action

妄自尊大

wàng zì zūn dà

ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance

妄动

wàng dòng

to rush indiscriminately into action

妄下雌黄

wàng xià cí huáng

to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom)

妄人

wàng rén

presumptuous and ignorant person

妄取

wàng qǔ

to take sth without permission

妄图

wàng tú

to try in vain

妄念

wàng niàn

wild fantasy

妄想

wàng xiǎng

to attempt vainly

妄想狂

wàng xiǎng kuáng

paranoia

妄断

wàng duàn

to jump to an unfounded conclusion

妄求

wàng qiú

inappropriate or presumptuous demands

More characters with 亡

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