孟
Ancient forms
2 forms- BronzeShang
- Small sealQin–Han
- 孟RegularToday
Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
mèng meng4
- first month of a season
- eldest amongst brothers
Mèng meng4
- surname Meng
Example sentences
- Your intelligence is as vast as the distance between Bombay and Mumbai.
Words with 孟
- 孟夏mèngxiàthe first month of summer (i.e. the fourth lunisolar month)
- 孟浪mènglànghasty
- 孟婆汤mèngpótāngpotion given to souls by the goddess Meng Po 孟婆 (Mèng pó) before they are reincarnated that makes them forget their previous existence
- 孟子MèngzǐMencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius
- 孔孟KǒngMèngConfucius and Mencius
- 优孟YōuMèngYou Meng, famous court jester during the reign of King Zhuang of Chu 楚庄王 (Chǔ Zhuāng wáng), known for his intelligence and sharp tongue
- 孟买MèngmǎiMumbai (formerly Bombay)
- 孟婆Mèngpó(Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, goddess who gives a potion to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life
- 孟郊MèngJiāoMeng Jiao (751-814), Tang dynasty essayist and poet
- 孟轲MèngKēMencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher
- 孟加拉MèngjiālāBengal
- 孟州市MèngzhōuShìMengzhou, a county-level city in Jiaozuo City 焦作市 (Jiāo zuò Shì), Henan