蒙 mēng / méng / měng — deceive; cheat; hoodwink; drizzle; mist; dim sighted
早晨，山谷里蒙着一层薄雾。Zǎo chén, shān gǔ lǐ méng zhe yì céng báo wù.In the morning, a thin mist covers the valley.
Common words: 启蒙 (qǐ méng)、发蒙 (fā mēng)、蒙面 (méng miàn)
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Chinese characters meaning "mist"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "mist", including 蒙 (mēng / méng / měng), 雾 (wù). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "mist" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 蒙 (mēng / méng / měng), 雾 (wù) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span mēng, méng, měng, wù — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 蒙 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 蒙 mēng / méng / měngdeceive; cheat; hoodwink; drizzle; mist; dim sightedUseful words: 启蒙, 发蒙
- 雾 wùfog; mistUseful words: 大雾, 起雾
Common words for these 2 "mist" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 蒙 (mēng / méng / měng) — so "mist" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
启蒙qǐ méngto instruct the young发蒙fā mēngto be confused; to be at a loss; Taiwan pr.蒙面méng miànto cover one's face; to wear a mask; brazen; shameless大雾dà wùthick fog起雾qǐ wù(of fog or mist) to form; to set in; (of glass etc) to fog up雾化wù huàto make into a fine spray; to atomize; (medicine) nebulizer treatment
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "mist".
雾 wù — fog; mist
早晨，山谷里起了一层浓雾。Zǎo chén, shān gǔ lǐ qǐ le yì céng nóng wù.In the morning, a thick fog rose in the valley.
Common words: 大雾 (dà wù)、起雾 (qǐ wù)、雾化 (wù huà)
All 2 characters
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