尨

Mandarin · pinyin máng#

Meanings · máng

  1. shaggy dog
  2. striped
Mandarin · pinyin páng#

Meanings · páng

  1. old variant of 龐 páng
  2. huge
  3. enormous
Mandarin · pinyin Páng#

Meanings · Páng

  1. surname Pang
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尨
máng · shaggy haired dog; variegated
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2 · mang2

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mong4 · mung4 · pong4

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character · Etymology 1

  1. (Classical) shaggy-haired dog
  2. (Classical) mixed-colored, mottled
  3. (Classical) messy, disordered

character · Etymology 1

  1. (Classical) only used in 尨茸 and 蒙尨

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尨 · mang2 · pang2 · Pang2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 35,054, 35,055, 35,053
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Exact source records尨 尨 [mang2] /shaggy dog/striped/尨 尨 [pang2] /old variant of 龐|庞[pang2]/huge/enormous/尨 尨 [Pang2] /surname Pang/