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盟
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alliance

HSK 6 N1
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méng
メイ
맹
Phonosemantic compound. 皿 represents the meaning and 明 represents the sound.
Components
皿 dish+ 明 bright =
盟 alliance
皿 Meaning component
mǐn dish
shallow container
明 Phonetic component
míng bright
bright, light, brilliant
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Notes
Similar Characters
孟 Mencius昷 to feed a prisoner盂 cup盃 trophy (trad)盅 small cup or bowl盆 basin盈 replete盎 pot盏 small cup or container (simp)盒 small box盔 bowl盘 plate (simp)盛 flourishing盞 small cup (trad)盤 tray (trad/jp)盧 Louvre (trad)盪 swing (trad)簋 container for sacrificial醢 minced pickled meat卢 rice vessel (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
盟
Regular
Modern
Chinese
盟 [méng]
oath; pledge; union; to ally; league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia
Japanese
盟 めい 同音

noun

  1. obsolete alliance
  2. aimag; league; (explanation) administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
盟 あきら
Akira given name
盟 ちか
Chika female given name
盟 ちかい
Chikai given name
盟 めい
Mei female given name
CHINESE WORDS (116)
联盟 [lián​méng] #2,196
alliance
联盟 [lián​méng] #2,196
alliance
欧盟 [Oū​méng] #21,414
European Union
欧盟 [Oū​méng] #21,414
European Union
加盟 [jiā​méng] #23,202
to become a member of an alliance or union
同盟 [tóng​méng] #8,175
alliance
盟友 [méng​yǒu] #8,921
ally
结盟 [jié​méng] #11,409
to form an alliance
结盟 [jié​méng] #11,409
to form an alliance
东盟 [Dōng​Méng] #8,074
ASEAN
106 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (150)
⭐ 誓う [ちかう] #2,352
to swear
⭐ 同盟 [どうめい] #8,409
alliance
⭐ 盟約 [めいやく] #22,007
oath
⭐ 連盟 [れんめい] #22,542
league
同盟国 [どうめいこく] #27,020
allied nation
⭐ 盟友 [めいゆう] #27,148
sworn friend
⭐ 盟主 [めいしゅ] #28,471
leader (of an alliance)
⭐ 加盟 [かめい] #36,059
joining (an association, agreement, etc.)
同盟軍 [どうめいぐん] #44,373
allied armies
加盟国 [かめいこく] #59,865
member nation
140 more items
KOREAN WORDS (9)
동맹 #26,389
alliance
가맹점
member store; franchise
군사 동맹
military alliance
동맹국
ally
동맹군
allied forces
맹서
pledge; oath; vow
맹주
leader; leading power
연맹
federation; alliance
혈맹
blood pledge; blood alliance