蟒

蟒 · mǎng

python, boa constrictor

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
mǎng
Cantonese
mong5
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

python, boa constrictor

Dictionary definitions & readings

蟒 mǎng · python

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
42876.130:mǎng,měng Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
244.030:mǎng Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
mǎng粵mong5 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ボウ モウ ミョウ うわばみ おろち Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
망:1 Source property ↗
Vietnamese · Quốc ngữ
mãng Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
模朗 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
LITIT Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
5414.3 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1096.290 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
314.33 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+87D2
Radical
虫 · 142
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
11
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6098

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
蟒
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
mangX · 模朗 · 宕開一上唐明 · #1840

PHONO-ML, source line 11743; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
1198.301
kCowles
2761
kDaeJaweon
1561.130
kFennIndex
331.01
kHanYu
42876.130
kIRGDaeJaweon
1561.130
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42876.130
kIRGKangXi
1096.290
kKangXi
1096.290
kLau
2202
kMatthews
4356
kMeyerWempe
1885
kMorohashi
33572:E0104
kNelson
4179
kSBGY
314.33
kSMSZD2003Index
621.01
kCangjie
LITIT
kFenn
461I
kFourCornerCode
5414.3
kHKGlyph
3644
kMojiJoho
MJ023704 MJ023704:E0103 MJ023707:E0104 MJ023705:E0105 MJ023706:E0106
kPhonetic
924
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIICore
AGTHM
kIRG_GSource
G0-727E
kIRG_HSource
HB1-C1AF
kIRG_JSource
J0-6A3D
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-729A
kIRG_KSource
K1-602D
kIRG_TSource
T1-753A
kIRG_VSource
V1-6636
kRSUnicode
142.11
kTotalStrokes
16
kBigFive
C1AF
kCCCII
21572E
kCNS1986
1-753A
kCNS1992
1-753A
kEACC
21572E
kGB0
8294
kGB1
8294
kJis0
7429
kMainlandTelegraph
5845
kTGH
2013:6098
kTaiwanTelegraph
5845
kXerox
271:153
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+6562+142.6.9 V+7863+142.6.10 V+8002+142.6.11
kCantonese
mong5
kDefinition
python, boa constrictor
kFanqie
模朗
kHangul
망:1
kHanyuPinyin
42876.130:mǎng,měng
kJapanese
ボウ モウ ミョウ うわばみ おろち
kJapaneseKun
UWABAMI OROCHI
kJapaneseOn
BOU MOU
kKorean
MANG
kMandarin
mǎng
kSMSZD2003Readings
mǎng粵mong5
kTGHZ2013
244.030:mǎng
kVietnamese
mãng

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
5dictionary records using 蟒0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
虫 beside 莽 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, Vietnam
Source notation ^⿰虫莽$(GHTJPV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰虫莽$(GHTJPV)

^⿰虫⿱艹𬌪$(K)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.