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mèng
1. first month of a season
2. eldest amongst brothers
Very Common • Top 6% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

Compound Words (20)

孟子
Mèngzǐ
Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius
孟郊
MèngJiāo
Meng Jiao (751-814), Tang dynasty essayist and poet
孟州
Mèngzhōu
Mengzhou county level city in Jiaozuo [[焦作<Jiāozuò>]], Henan
孟轲
MèngKē
Mencius [[孟子]] (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher
孟浪
mènglàng
hasty
孟买
Mèngmǎi
Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
孟村
Mèngcūn
Mengcun Hui autonomous county in Cangzhou [[滄州|沧州<Cāngzhōu>]], Hebei
孟津
Mèngjīn
Mengjin county in Luoyang [[洛陽|洛阳]], Henan
孟县
Mèngxiàn
Meng former county, now Mengzhou city [[孟州市<Mèngzhōushì>]] in Jiaozuo [[焦作<Jiāozuò>]], Henan
优孟
YōuMèng
You Meng, famous court jester during the reign of King Zhuang of Chu [[楚莊王|楚庄王<ChǔZhuāngwáng>]], known for his intelligence and sharp tongue
孔孟
KǒngMèng
Confucius and Mencius
农德孟
NóngDéMèng
Nong Duc Manh (1940-), general secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party 2001-2011
吴孟超
WúMèngchāo
Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders
孟加拉
Mèngjiālā
Bengal
孟尝君
Mèngchángjūn
Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
孟姜女
Mèngjiāngnǚ
heroine of Qin dynasty [[秦朝]] folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body
孟宗竹
mèngzōngzhú
see [[毛竹<máozhú>]]
孟州市
Mèngzhōushì
Mengzhou county level city in Jiaozuo [[焦作<Jiāozuò>]], Henan
孟思诚
MèngSīchéng
Maeng Saseong (1360-1438), Korean politician of the Goryeo-Joseon transition, famous for his honesty and wisdom
孟村县
Mèngcūnxiàn
Mengcun Hui autonomous county in Cangzhou [[滄州|沧州<Cāngzhōu>]], Hebei

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
1,574
Word Frequency Rank
4,854 of 84,292