芒 Strokes Write it Listen 芒 máng blade; ray; silvergrass, Miscanthus sinensis HSK 7–9 6 strokes Radical 艹 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from艹meaningcǎograss, weed, plant, herb亡soundwángdeath, destruction; to lose; to perish How it works艹 hints at the meaning (grass), and 亡 wáng hints at the sound.