蒙 (méng) — to cover (e.g., with hands or a cloth); to suffer (a misfortune); to be subjected to (an experience); to deceive; to cheat
Definition
Three distinct senses: to cover (like 蒙住窗户), to suffer (蒙受损失), and to deceive — lighter than 欺骗, more playful/less malicious than 骗.
verb
to cover (e.g., with hands or a cloth)to suffer (a misfortune)to be subjected to (an experience)to deceiveto cheat
Examples
- ，。Wài miàn tài liàng le, tā yòng chuāng lián méng zhù le chuāng hu.It's too bright outside; she covered the window with curtains.
- 。Tā zài shì gù zhōng méng shòu le zhòng shāng.He suffered serious injuries in the accident.
- 蒙，。Bié méng wǒ le, wǒ zhī dào nǐ shì zài kāi wán xiào.Don't try to fool me; I know you're joking.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
冡
冡měng蒙méng
Same sound today
蒙 combines 艹 (grass) with 冡, which supplies the sound.
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