孟

mèng

m+èng·4th tone

first month of a season · eldest amongst brothers

Radical: 子 Strokes: 8

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

子学字孤孔孙存孝季孽孩孕

Same radical

子学字孤孔孙存孝季孽孩孕孜孰孱

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Character Decomposition

孟=子+皿

Etymology

A child 子 sitting on a throne 皿

Meanings

first month of a season

eldest amongst brothers

mèng

surname Meng

Mèng

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Words with 孟 113 total

Confucius and Mencius孔孟Kǒng Mèng (Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, goddess who gives a potion to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life · (Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, goddess of the wind孟婆Mèng pó

Idioms with 孟 5 total Chain

the teaching of Confucius and Mencius孔孟之道Kǒng Mèng zhī dào (idiom) lit. You Meng's robe and hat; fig. to impersonate or imitate others; to act on stage.优孟衣冠yōu mèng yī guān

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