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CHINESE CHARACTER

méng

蒙

蒙

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dazed

Numbered pinyin
meng2
English meanings
to cover, ignorant, to suffer (misfortune), to receive (a favor), to cheat, (knocked) unconscious, dazed, stunned, surname Meng, Mongol ethnic group, abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2], Taiwan pr. [Meng2]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 艹; bottom 冡.

  • Top

    艹
  • Bottom

    冡
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    • Top

      ⿱
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    • Bottom

      豕

Meaning & sound clues

艹 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “plant”.

冡 is identified as the sound component (méng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 蒙.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱艹冡

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    méng蒙zhù住。

    Cover.

  2. 02

    méng蒙piàn骗。

    Deceive.

  3. 03

    méng蒙shàng上yǎnjing眼睛。

    Blindfold.

  4. 04

    méng蒙méng蒙xì细yǔ雨。

    A fine drizzle.

  5. 05

    méng蒙zài在gǔ鼓lǐ里。

    Kept in the dark.

  6. 06

    méng蒙hùn混guòguān过关。

    Get by under false pretenses.

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