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
méng
to cover; to receive; to be covered with
Character
Example phrases
- 清晨的山谷被薄雾蒙住，远处的村庄只露出模糊轮廓。 Qīngchén de shāngǔ bèi bówù méngzhù, yuǎnchù de cūnzhuāng zhǐ lòu chū móhu lúnkuò. In the early morning, the valley was covered by thin mist, and the distant village showed only a blurred outline.
- 她用手帕蒙住眼睛，伸手去摸桌上的东西。 Tā yòng shǒupà méngzhù yǎnjing, shēn shǒu qù mō zhuō shàng de dōngxi. She covered her eyes with a handkerchief and reached out to feel the things on the table.
- 小猫钻进被子里，把整个头都蒙起来了。 Xiǎomāo zuān jìn bèizi lǐ, bǎ zhěng ge tóu dōu méng qǐlái le. The kitten burrowed under the quilt and covered its whole head.
Related words
- 蒙 mēng to deceive; to fool
- 启蒙 qǐméng to enlighten; enlightenment; elementary education
- 紧凑 jǐncòu compact; tightly arranged
- 码 mǎ to stack; to pile up
- 伸缩 shēnsuō to stretch and contract; flexible; telescopic
- 散落 sànluò to scatter; to fall and be scattered
- 僻静 pìjìng secluded and quiet
- 撒 sā to scatter; to sprinkle
- 偏僻 piānpì remote; out-of-the-way
- 倾倒 qīngdǎo to topple; to pour out; to be captivated by
- 偏远 piānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 翘 qiào to stick up; to tilt upward