méng, měng, mēng
cover
Original meaning:
a parasitic vine
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 冡 represents the sound. Originally the name of a plant, later meanings coincide with the original meaning of 冡 (to cover).
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méng
cover; ignorant; suffer; mongolia; to cover; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat
Méng
surname Meng
Měng
mēng
(knocked) unconscious; dazed; stunned
méng
drizzle; mist
mēng
to deceive; to hoodwink; to make a wild guess
méng
blind; dim-sighted
李學勤 《字源》 p.58