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The character 妄 is a phono-semantic compound. Its top component, 亡 (fleeing, perishing, absent), provides the phonetic element. The bottom component is the female radical 女, which originally contributed to the meaning. The character’s core sense is absurdity, falsity, or reckless presumption, acting without regard for truth or established norms. While the inclusion of 女 reflects archaic gender biases associating women with irrationality, modern usage has shed this origin. Today, 妄 universally describes any wildly delusional, baseless, or arrogantly unrealistic action, thought, or statement. It frequently appears in compounds denoting vain assumptions, futile attempts, or outright fabrications.
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他的妄想不现实。
不要妄图欺骗别人。
她狂妄地认为自己最聪明。
妄下结论是不对的。
他妄称自己是专家。
这种妄测毫无根据。
妄加指责只会激化矛盾。
切勿妄动，需谨慎行事。