妄 wàng absurd
absurd; foolish; ignorant; rash
How to remember 妄: 亡 perish + 女 woman = absurd. Afraid her houseplants will perish, the woman next door sings to them every night, and her husband calls it absurd.
Component breakdown
妄 = 亡 perish + 女 woman
- 亡 perish
- 女 woman
Afraid her houseplants will perish, the woman next door sings to them every night, and her husband calls it absurd.
How it is used
- Rash/presumptuous/baseless: 妄想 (wàngxiǎng) to daydream vainly / a delusion, 妄图 (wàngtú) to vainly attempt, 狂妄 (kuángwàng) arrogant.
- 轻举妄动 (qīngjǔ-wàngdòng) = to act rashly; 妄自尊大 (wàngzì-zūndà) = to be conceited.
- Always negative - marks action or thought as unfounded or presumptuous.