蒙 mēng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 冡
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
蒙
mēng
to deceive; to fool
Character
Example phrases
- 不懂行的游客很容易被黑导游蒙，高价买下普通纪念品。 Bù dǒngháng de yóukè hěn róngyì bèi hēi dǎoyóu mēng, gāojià mǎi xià pǔtōng jìniànpǐn. Tourists who do not know the trade are easily deceived by dishonest guides into buying ordinary souvenirs at high prices.
- 你别想蒙我，我早就知道真相了。 Nǐ bié xiǎng mēng wǒ, wǒ zǎo jiù zhīdào zhēnxiàng le. Do not think you can fool me; I have known the truth for a long time.
- 小贩看他是外地人，就想蒙他多给钱。 Xiǎofàn kàn tā shì wàidìrén, jiù xiǎng mēng tā duō gěi qián. Seeing he was an outsider, the vendor tried to trick him into paying more.
Related words
- 蒙 méng to cover; to receive; to be covered with
- 启蒙 qǐméng to enlighten; enlightenment; elementary education
- 欺诈 qīzhà to defraud; fraud; deception
- 冒充 màochōng to impersonate; to pass oneself off as
- 弄虚作假 nòngxūzuòjiǎ to falsify; to cheat; to resort to deception
- 假冒 jiǎmào to counterfeit; to impersonate
- 敲诈 qiāozhà to blackmail; to extort
- 谋害 móuhài to plot to murder; to harm deliberately
- 窃取 qièqǔ to steal; to pilfer; to obtain illegally
- 杀害 shāhài to kill; to murder
- 骚扰 sāorǎo to harass; to disturb
- 杀手 shāshǒu killer; murderer; hitman