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Hanzi

萌 / 萌

Traditional
萌
Simplified
萌

(bound form) to sprout; to bud/(coll.) cute; adorable (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萌え "moe", affection for an anime or manga character)/(literary) common people (variant of 氓[meng2])

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

méng, míng

Bopomofo

ㄇㄥˊ, ㄇㄧㄥˊ

Jyutping

mang4

Example sentences

萌生 méngshēng
在長途旅行中，他萌生了學習攝影的念頭。
在长途旅行中，他萌生了学习摄影的念头。

During a long journey, he began to think about learning photography.

萌芽 méngyá
春天來了，許多草木紛紛萌芽。
春天来了，许多草木纷纷萌芽。

Spring has come, and many plants are sprouting one after another.

萌發 / 萌发 méngfā
溫暖的春風吹過，種子開始萌發。
温暖的春风吹过，种子开始萌发。

The warm spring breeze blew, and the seeds began to sprout.

Example Vocabulary

賣萌

萌

meng2

萌生

meng2'sheng1

to begin to arise; to germinate; to start having an idea or feeling

萌芽

meng2'ya2

sprout; bud; seed; rudiment; to sprout

復萌

萌發

meng2'fa1

to sprout; to germinate; to bud; to emerge

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