Meaning
first month; eldest brother; (surname)
Chinese: 排行第一，也可作姓氏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “meng” becomes a different word in each tone. 孟 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 孟夏mèng xiàthe first month of summer (i.e. the fourth lunisolar month)
- 孟浪mèng lànghasty; rash; impetuous
- 孟宗竹mèng zōng zhúsee 毛竹
- 孟婆汤mèng pó tāngpotion given to souls by the goddess Meng Po 孟婆 before they are reincarnated that makes them forget their previous existence
Example Sentence
孟子是中国古代著名的思想家。Mèng zǐ shì Zhōng guó gǔ dài zhù míng de sī xiǎng jiā.Mencius was a famous thinker in ancient China.
孟Mèngfirst month of a season子zǐson是shìis中国Zhōng guóChina古代gǔ dàiancient times著名zhù míngfamous的deof思想家sī xiǎng jiāthinker。