芒	260A40   20A.21-6	部居	畫數  7	ㄇㄤˊ [mang2] .
N	(1)  The awn of wheat; a spike, any sharp point: 光芒 ray of light; 鋒芒 sharp point or edge of weapon, (fig.) of argument, cutting edge; 鋒芒太露 80A.10; 芒刺在背 in most uncomfortable position, like “having prickles on the back.” (2)  A surname.
Words	1.芒果 [mang2guo3], n., mango.  2.芒種 [mang2zhong4], n., term in lunar calendar, about June 7 or 8, see Appendix B.  3.芒芒 [mang2mang2], adj., (1)  (AC) expansive, far and wide; cf. modn. form 茫茫 20A.21↑; (2)  (AC) tired, exhausted; (3)  blindly.  4.芒硝 [mang2xiao1], n., (chem.) sodium sulphate.  5.芒鞋 [mang2xie2], n., straw sandals.