méng
adjective #49,097

Meanings

  1. 1 dim; hazy; obscure

Examples

HSK 7-9
Chénwù zhōng de qúnshān xiǎnde ménglóng.
The mountains looked hazy in the morning mist.
HSK 7-9
Tā shuìyǎn ménglóng de tīngdào yǒu rén qiāomén.
Half asleep, she heard someone knock at the door.

Tips

usage
Bound character: it lives in 朦胧 (hazy, dim, blurry), used for moonlight, mist, sleepy eyes, and vague feelings. Note the moon radical - think of soft, blurred moonlight.

Components

radical
yuè
moon
Left-side moon radical (the moon , not the flesh element). Dim, hazy light is classically the light of a clouded moon, which is exactly the image in 朦胧.
phonetic
méng
to cover; hazy
Right side gives the exact sound méng and strong meaning support: means 'to cover, obscure', which is precisely what makes a scene hazy.

Stroke Order

méng