萌(méng)

HSK 7-911 strokes

(bound form) to sprout

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
méng
Meaning
(bound form) to sprout; to bud; (coll.) cute; adorable (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萌え "moe", affection for an anime or manga character); variant of 氓[meng2]
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 萌 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹明

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (plant); 明 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

艹ǎo明míng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 萌 step by step

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

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Words with 萌

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

méng萌fā发
HSK 7-9

to sprout

Open 萌发 page →
méng萌yá芽
HSK 7-9

(of a seed) to germinate

Open 萌芽 page →
dāi呆méng萌

endearingly silly

Open 呆萌 page →
fù复méng萌

to germinate again

Open 复萌 page →
méng萌dòng动

to sprout; (fig.) to emerge

Open 萌动 page →
gù故tài态fù复méng萌

to revert to old ways

Open 故态复萌 page →
dù杜jiàn渐fáng防méng萌

to nip in the bud

Open 杜渐防萌 page →
jiù旧tài态fù复méng萌

see 故态复萌

Open 旧态复萌 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 萌’s common words

发芽呆复动故态杜

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