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孟 - mèng

first in series; great, eminent

first in series; great, eminent

How to read 孟

Click 孟 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinmèng
Englishfirst in series; great, eminent
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

孟夏 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 孟婆. Please read 孟子 one more time.

Common words with this character

the first month of summer
Meng Po, goddess who gives a potion to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life; Meng Po, goddess of the wind
Mencius , Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius; book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
see 孟州市[Meng4 zhou1 Shi4]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 孟 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 孟夏 and 孟婆 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 孟.