Memory phrase for the Kanji: 孟

孟

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Meaning eldest amongst brothers, first month of a season

Pronunciation

mèng

Explanation

Top: child 子, bottom: bowl 皿

Mnemonic
 
The child who got a bowl (as a present at birth) is the eldest brother.

Radicals

子 childA child with an emphasized head 乛, body 丿 and two outstretched arms 一.
皿 bowl
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 Vocabulary

 孔孟之道  Kǒng Mèng zhī dào  the teaching of Confucius and Mencius
 孟子  Mèng zǐ  Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius; book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
 孟子  Mèng zǐ  
 孟德斯鸠  Mèng dé sī jiū  Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu
 孟德斯鸠  Mèng dé sī jiū  

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