Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “meng”
27 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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Second tone
méng
蒙
méng
虻to cover
13 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9méng
冡horsefly, gadfly
9 strokesméng
萌old variant of 蒙[meng2]
10 strokesméng
萠bud, germ, sprout
11 strokesméng
盟bud, sprout
12 strokesméng
甍alliance, covenant
13 strokesméng
瞢rafters supporting roof tiles
14 strokesméng
懞to hide one's eyes
15 strokesméng
濛to cover
17 strokesméng
朦drizzling, misty, raining
17 strokesméng
檬dim, obscure
17 strokesméng
曚a type of locust tree
17 strokesméng
礞twilight before dawn
18 strokesméng
矇a kind of mineral
18 strokesméng
艨stupid, ignorant
19 strokesméng
a long narrow war-boat
19 strokes3
Third tone
měng
4
Fourth tone
mèng
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