朦 méng
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
朦胧
ménglóng
hazy; indistinct; dim
Characters in this word
胧 lóng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 清晨的港口笼罩在朦胧的雾气中，连灯塔也只剩一圈光晕。 Qīngchén de gǎngkǒu lǒngzhào zài ménglóng de wùqì zhōng, lián dēngtǎ yě zhǐ shèng yì quān guāngyùn. The harbour in the early morning was shrouded in hazy mist, leaving even the lighthouse as only a halo.
- 月光下的湖面一片朦胧，像盖了一层薄纱。 Yuèguāng xià de húmiàn yí piàn ménglóng, xiàng gài le yì céng báoshā. The lake under moonlight is a hazy blur, as if covered with a thin gauze.
- 刚睡醒，眼前还是朦胧的，什么也看不清。 Gāng shuì xǐng, yǎnqián hái shì ménglóng de, shénme yě kàn bù qīng. Just after waking up, everything is still hazy before my eyes and I cannot see anything clearly.
Related words
- 浓重 nóngzhòng thick; heavy; strong
- 弥漫 mímàn to pervade; to fill the air
- 晶莹 jīngyíng sparkling and translucent
- 密布 mìbù to be densely covered with
- 明媚 míngmèi bright and beautiful
- 气压 qìyā atmospheric pressure; air pressure
- 暖烘烘 nuǎnhōnghōng warm and cosy
- 气流 qìliú air current; airflow
- 扑面而来 pūmiàn'érlái to rush towards one's face; to come head-on; to be overwhelming
- 净化 jìnghuà to purify; to cleanse
- 瑞雪 ruìxuě timely auspicious snow
- 润 rùn to moisten; smooth; mellow