忙

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busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A heart 忄 faced with death 亡; 亡 also provides the pronunciation

Components 忄亡

busy · Heisig RSH #581

state of mind + perish

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
帮忙	bāng máng	to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn
忙不过来	máng bù guò lái	to have more work than one can deal with; to have one's hands full
忙中有失	máng zhōng yǒu shī	rushed work leads to errors (idiom)
大忙人	dà máng rén	busy bee; very busy person
手忙脚乱	shǒu máng jiǎo luàn	(idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered
忙中有错	máng zhōng yǒu cuò	rushed work leads to errors (idiom)
事务繁忙	shì wù fán máng	to be swamped with pressing affairs; to be snowed under with work
不忙	bù máng	(polite formula) there's no hurry; take your time
忙音	máng yīn	busy signal (telephony)
穷忙族	qióng máng zú	the working poor
忙进忙出	máng jìn máng chū	very busy
百忙	bǎi máng	busy schedule
连忙	lián máng	promptly; at once
忙里偷闲	máng lǐ tōu xián	(idiom) to snatch a moment of leisure in the midst of a busy schedule
忙活	máng huo	to be really busy; pressing business
忙着	máng zhe	to be occupied with (doing sth)
着忙	zháo máng	to rush; in a hurry; to worry about being late
忙于	máng yú	busy with
不慌不忙	bù huāng bù máng	(idiom) calm; unhurried; composed
忙乱	máng luàn	rushed and muddled