(méng)

14 strokes

rafters supporting tiles

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
méng
Meaning
rafters supporting tiles; ridge of a roof
Strokes
14
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⿱艹罒⿱冖瓦

Beams 罒 supporting roof 冖 tiles 瓦

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chīméng

a kind of ornament on the roof ridge

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