萌 méng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 明 bright, clear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
萌芽
méngyá
to sprout; germination; bud
Characters in this word
芽 yá
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 牙 tooth, molar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 改革意识一旦在基层萌芽，旧有的管理方式就很难再完全维持。 Gǎigé yìshí yídàn zài jīcéng méngyá, jiùyǒu de guǎnlǐ fāngshì jiù hěn nán zài wánquán wéichí. Once reform awareness begins to sprout at the grassroots level, the old management methods are hard to maintain fully.
- 春雨过后，田里的小麦开始萌芽。 Chūnyǔ guòhòu, tián lǐ de xiǎomài kāishǐ méngyá. After the spring rain, the wheat in the fields begins to sprout.
- 这个想法还处在萌芽阶段，需要更多时间来完善。 Zhège xiǎngfǎ hái chǔ zài méngyá jiēduàn, xūyào gèng duō shíjiān lái wánshàn. This idea is still in its infancy and needs more time to be refined.
Related words
- 萌发 méngfā to sprout; to germinate; to emerge
- 发芽 fāyá to sprout; to germinate
- 芽 yá bud; sprout
- 茎 jīng stem; stalk
- 盛开 shèngkāi to be in full bloom
- 嫩 nèn tender; young; inexperienced
- 茂盛 màoshèng lush; flourishing; luxuriant
- 苗 miáo seedling; young plant
- 茂密 màomì dense; luxuriant
- 泥土 nítǔ soil; earth
- 枯萎 kūwěi withered; wilted
- 圈 juàn pen; enclosure; fold