Memory phrase for the character: 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 oversized head 乛, body 亅 and two outstretched arms 一 is seeking support.
皿 bowl




 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
 
孟德斯鸠 Mèng dé sī jiū  Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu
 


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