Pronunciation

Characters pronounced meng.

9 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 9 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

孟 mèng strong first in series; great, eminent 梦 mèng dream; visionary; wishful 朦 méng natural condition or appearance of moon 檬 méng natural type of locust tree or acacia 盟 méng swear; oath, covenant, alliance 萌 méng bud, sprout 蒙 méng cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃ 猛 měng classic violent, savage, cruel; bold 锰 měng manganese (element 25, Mn)

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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