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fierce

HSK 6 N1
měng
モウ
Components
Meaning component
quǎn dog (side)
dog
dog
Phonetic component
mèng Mencius
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Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 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
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[měng]
ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome
Japanese
もう 同音
  1. adj-na greatly energetic
  2. adj-na ferocious
  3. prefix extreme; severe
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いさむ
Isamu given name
たかし
Takashi unclassified name
たけき
Takeki given name
たけし
Takeshi surnamegiven name
たける
Takeru female given name
もう
Mou given name