mèng

first in series

A child  sitting on a throne 

Components
子 meaning component

  Meaning component

zi

  

child

皿 meaning component

  Meaning component

mǐn

  

dish

Evolution

孟 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
孟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
孟 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
孟 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

mèng

first in series; great, eminent; first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers

 

Mèng

surname Meng

Most common words with 孟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

first month of a season

孟菲斯

Memphis (Egypt or Tennessee)

孟买

Mumbai (formerly Bombay)

孟子

book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism

孟加拉

Bengal

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (0 verified)