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萌
méng
1. to sprout
2. to bud
3. to have a strong affection for (slang)
4. adorable (loanword from Japanese [[萌え]] moe, slang describing affection for a cute character)
Common • Top 18% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

萌
méng
bud, germ, sprout; to bud
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (11)

复萌
fùméng
to germinate again
萌发
méngfā
to sprout
萌芽
méngyá
to sprout (lit. or fig.)
HSK 6
装萌
zhuāngméng
(slang) to act cute
卖萌
màiméng
(slang) to act cute
萌动
méngdòng
to sprout
萌生
méngshēng
to burgeon
萌渚岭
Méngzhǔlǐng
Mengzhu mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi
故态复萌
gùtàifùméng
to revert to old ways
杜渐防萌
dùjiānfángméng
to nip in the bud
防患未萌
fánghuànwèiméng
to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,878
Word Frequency Rank
14,772 of 84,292