Chinese Word: 萌 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

萌HSK 6

Pinyin: méng

English Definition: to sprout; to bud; to have a strong affection for (slang); adorable (loanword from Japanese 萌え moe, slang describing affection for a cute character)

Chinese Definition:
①植物的芽：萌蘖。
②发芽，开始发生：萌生。萌发。萌芽。萌动。故态复萌。
③古同“氓1”。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:明 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 明 [ míng ] bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light

Similar Characters: 苘荫

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Example Words

萌芽HSK 6	méng yá	to sprout (lit. or fig.); to bud; to germinate; germ; seed; bud
萌发	méng fā	to sprout; to shoot; to bud
萌生	méng shēng	to burgeon; to produce; to conceive; to be in the initial stage
萌动	méng dòng	to sprout; (fig.) to emerge
故态复萌	gù tài fù méng	to revert to old ways