• 1037th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 8 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 123 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
grasscovertwowrapNo glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. méng (meng2)drizzle • mist
2. méng (Meng2)surname Meng
3. mēng (meng1)to deceive • to cheat • to hoodwink • to make a wild guess
4. méng (meng2)blind • dim sighted
5. méng (Meng2)surname Meng
6. měng (Meng3)Mongol ethnic group • abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2] • Taiwan pr. [Meng2]
7. mēng (meng1)(knocked) unconscious • dazed • stunned
8. méng (meng2)to cover • ignorant • to suffer (misfortune) • to receive (a favor) • to cheat

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as 'měng' (meng3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as 'měng' (meng3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as '' (mi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for mēng (meng1)The component is pronounced as 'měng' (meng3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for mēng (meng1)The component is pronounced as '' (mi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

内蒙古 (內蒙古)
灰蒙蒙 
蒙牛 (矇牛)
荷尔蒙 (荷爾蒙)
蒙古 
蒙娜丽莎 (蒙娜麗莎)
蒙蒙 
蒙蔽 

Uncommon

内蒙 (內蒙)
吕蒙 (呂矇)
启蒙 (啟矇)
多特蒙德 
承蒙 
蒙混 (矇混)
蒙蒙亮 (矇矇亮)
蒙骗 (矇騙)
蒙古人 
蒙古包 
蒙古族 
蒙太奇 
蒙山 
蒙恩 
蒙昧 
蒙特利尔 (蒙特利爾)
蒙羞 
蒙自 
蒙面 
迷蒙 (迷濛)
雾蒙蒙 (霧蒙蒙)

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  • 1016th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 166 words
  • Component in 78 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. niú (Niu2)surname Niu
2. niú (niu2)ox • cow • bull • CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] • (slang) awesome

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for niú (niu2)The component is pronounced as 'niú' (niu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

牛奶 
牛肉 
金牛 
金牛座 

Uncommon

伏牛山 
公牛 
吹牛 
奶牛 
斗牛 
牛仔 
牛仔裤 (牛仔褲)
牛市 
牛排 
牛油 
牛津 
牛皮 
牛肉干 (牛肉乾)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
牛腩 
牛蛙 
牛角 
牛逼 
牛郎 
牛顿 (牛頓)
犀牛 
蒙牛 (矇牛)
蜗牛 (蝸牛)
黄牛 (黃牛)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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