méng氓
氓
archaic
common
Meaning of 氓
氓 means ancient common people. Pronounced méng.
- ancient common people
Character Info
Radical亡
Strokes6
Components
亠
匸
乙
Stroke Order
氓
Definitions & Examples
méng氓
zhī之
chī蚩
chī蚩
，
bào抱
bù布
mào贸
sī丝
。
The common folk laughed and joked, holding cloth to trade for silk.
gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
méng萌
yǔ与
máng氓
kě可
tōng通
yòng用
。
In classical Chinese texts, 萌 and 氓 are interchangeable.
cǐ此
méng氓
lái来
zì自
dōng东
fāng方
bù部
luò落
。
This commoner comes from an eastern tribe.
dāng当
dì地
de的
méng氓
duō多
cóng从
shì事
shǒu手
gōng工
yè业
。
Most local commoners work in handicraft industries.
《
Zuǒ左
Zhuàn》zhōng传
》
yì中
yǒu亦
méng有
de氓
jì的
zǎi记
载
。
There are also records of common people in the Zuo Zhuan.