芒 máng — awn; bristle (on grain)

Related words

• 光芒 guāng máng rays of light; radiance
• 锋芒 fēng máng edge; cutting edge; talent
• 芒刺 máng cì awn; bristle; thorn; splinter
• 芒硝 máng xiāo mirabilite; Glauber's salt
• 锋芒毕露 fēng máng bì lù showing one's talent and edge to the full; bristling with sharpness
• 芒种 máng zhòng Grain in Ear (the 9th solar term)
• 麦芒 mài máng awn of wheat
• 初露锋芒 chū lù fēng máng first to show one's talent; beginning to shine
• 芒刺在背 máng cì zài bèi feeling as if thorns were in one's back; on pins and needles
• 如芒在背 rú máng zài bèi like thorns in one's back — (fig.) ill at ease
• 针尖儿对麦芒儿 zhēn jiān er duì mài máng er like a needle tip meeting an awn tip; matching point for point
• 芒草 máng cǎo miscanthus; silver grass
• 小试锋芒 xiǎo shì fēng máng to show a glimpse of one's true ability; to give a first taste of one's skill
• 芒芠 máng wén a grass