氓

máng

used in 流氓[liu2 mang2]

lost (亡) + people (民) = drifting folk, riffraff

民 points to common people who have drifted from their home or proper station — wanderers and vagrants. 亡 gives the sound máng and also quietly echoes the idea of loss or flight.

亡+民→氓

亡To fleePhonetic

民The common peopleSemantic

街上有几个流氓在闲逛。

jiē shàng yǒu jǐ gè liú máng zài xián guàng。

There are a few hooligans loitering on the street.

他小时候跟流氓混在一起，后来改好了。

tā xiǎo shí hòu gēn liú máng hùn zài yī qǐ，hòu lái gǎi hǎo le。

When he was young he hung around with hooligans, but later he turned himself around.

More characters with 亡

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