罔 Stroke Order — How to Write 罔

Stroke Order

罔 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺳, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

罔 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺳一亡

罔 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺳ (net) carries the meaning, while 亡 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺳ + 3 more strokes

罔 Pronunciation and Pinyin

wǎng

Meanings of 罔 in Chinese

wǎng罔

To deceive, mislead, or frame someone; to entrap; to fabricate falsehoods against.

这样的欺罔行为终将被揭穿

Such deceptive acts will eventually be exposed.

None; without. Often used in fixed phrases, for example, 'wǎng jí' (endless, without limit) or 'zhì ruò wǎng wén' (to turn a deaf ear to).

他对我们的请求置若罔闻。

He turned a deaf ear to our request.

Feeling lost, dejected, or bewildered; same as '惘'.

他心绪罔然，不知何去何从。

His mind was bewildered, and he didn't know which way to go.

Same as '网' (wǎng), referring to a net made of ropes or threads used for catching fish or birds.

猎人设罔捕鸟。

The hunter sets up a net to catch birds.

Common Words and Phrases with 罔

wǎng罔shàng上nüè虐xià下

To deceive superiors and oppress subordinates.

那个主管利用职权，对上隐瞒事实，对下任意克扣，真是罔上虐下

That manager, abusing his authority, concealed facts from his superiors and arbitrarily withheld from his subordinates, truly deceiving superiors and oppressing subordinates.