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猛
měng
1. ferocious
2. suddenly
3. fierce
4. violent
5. abrupt
6. (slang) awesome
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

猛
měng
violent, savage, cruel, bold
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

猛隼
měngsǔn
(Chinese bird species) oriental hobby (Falco severus)
勇猛
yǒngměng
bold and powerful
威猛
wēiměng
bold and powerful
猛兽
měngshòu
ferocious beast
猛禽
měngqín
bird of prey
猛虎
měnghǔ
fierce tiger
猛冲
měngchōng
to charge forward
猛跌
měngdiē
drop sharply (e.g. stock prices)
猛进
měngjìn
to advance boldly
猛醒
měngxǐng
to realise suddenly
凶猛
xiōngměng
fierce
猛鸮
měngxiāo
(Chinese bird species) northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)
王猛
WángMěng
Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian [[苻堅|苻坚<FúJiān>]] of Former Qin [[前秦<QiánQín>]]
生猛
shēngměng
full of life
迅猛
xùnměng
quick and violent
闹猛
nàoměng
(dialect) bustling
猛丁
měngdīng
suddenly
猛乍
měngzhà
suddenly
猛力
měnglì
with all one's might
猛可
měngkě
suddenly

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,156
Word Frequency Rank
2,723 of 84,292

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