蒙
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méng / mēng · to cover

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Readings & meanings

蒙 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

méng

(literary) sincere; honest; genuine; drizzle

启蒙qǐ méng · to instruct the young
mēng

to deceive; to cheat; to hoodwink; (knocked) unconscious

发蒙fā mēng · to be confused
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Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 蒙

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méng(literary) sincere; honest; genuine; drizzle
mēngto deceive; to cheat; to hoodwink; (knocked) unconscious
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Example sentences

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Bù kě bèi tā de wài biǎo méng piàn.不可被她的外表蒙騙。

Don't be fooled by her appearance.

Source: Tatoeba #13240167 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hā lā hé lín shì měnggǔ de qián shǒudū.哈拉和林是蒙古的前首都。

Karakorum is the early capital city of Mongolia.

Source: Tatoeba #10188053 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dài méng gěi wǒ kàn le tā de yóu piào cè.戴蒙給我看了他的郵票冊。

Damon showed me his stamp album.

Source: Tatoeba #840543 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bèi méng shàng le yǎn jīng.她被蒙上了眼睛。

She was blindfolded.

Source: Tatoeba #6016476 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào bèi wài mào méng bì le.不要被外貌蒙蔽了。

Don't let appearances deceive you.

Source: Tatoeba #4517819 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bèi ài qíng méng bì le shuāng yǎn.她被爱情蒙蔽了双眼。

She is blinded by love.

Source: Tatoeba #13744218 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 蒙 in context

  1. Say méng / mēng, then recall the core meaning: to cover.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 启蒙 (qǐ méng), meaning “to instruct the young”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 蒙 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.