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孟
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Mencius

HSK 10 N1
Human →Relations →Family
mèng
モウ、ボウ、ミョウ
かしら
맹, 망
A child 子 sitting on a throne 皿
Components
子 child+ 皿 dish =
孟 Mencius
子 Meaning component
zi child
offspring, child
皿 Meaning component
mǐn dish
shallow container
Notes
Similar Characters
乳 breast了 complete保 safeguard包 wrap孑 remaining孓 without left arm孔 cavity孕 pregnant孚 brood孛 comet孝 filial piety学 study (jp)學 study (trad)弃 reject (simp)教 teach斿 to move freely棄 forsake (trad/jp)育 education仔 meticulous字 character
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
孟
Regular
Modern
Chinese
孟 [Mèng]
surname Meng
孟 [mèng]
first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
孟 かしら
Kashira surname
孟 たけし
Takeshi given name
孟 つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
孟 はじむ
Hajimu unclassified name
孟 はじめ
Hajime given name
孟 ぼう
Bou unclassified name
孟 もう
Mou surnamegiven name
CHINESE WORDS (57)
孟菲斯 [Mèng​fēi​sī] #8,816
Memphis (Egypt or Tennessee)
孟买 [Mèng​mǎi] #11,587
Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
孟买 [Mèng​mǎi] #11,587
Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
孟子 [Mèng​zǐ] #17,896
Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius
孟加拉 [Mèng​jiā​lā] #26,424
Bengal
孟加拉国 [Mèng​jiā​lā​guó] #47,871
Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)
孟加拉国 [Mèng​jiā​lā​guó] #47,871
Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)
孔孟之道 [Kǒng​Mèng​zhī​dào] #38,597
the teaching of Confucius and Mencius
孟加拉湾 [Mèng​jiā​lā​wān] #52,019
Bay of Bengal
孟加拉湾 [Mèng​jiā​lā​wān] #52,019
Bay of Bengal
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JAPANESE WORDS (18)
孟子 [もうし] #68,524
Mencius (372-289 BCE)
孟宗竹 [もうそうちく] #101,321
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)
孟宗 [もうそう] #130,449
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)
孔孟 [こうもう] #150,925
Confucius and Mencius
孟母三遷 [もうぼさんせん] #187,736
the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning
孔孟の教え [こうもうのおしえ] #231,722
the teachings of Confucius and Mencius
孟春 [もうしゅん] #253,624
beginning of spring
孟冬 [もうとう] #260,730
beginning of winter
孟宗の節 [もうそうのふし] #275,454
root of a moso bamboo
孟夏 [もうか] #293,528
beginning of summer
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
맹자
Mencius