How to Say
How to Write
mèng
Radical: 子 8 strokes
Meaning: first month of a season
💡 Think 'child in a bowl'—the first kid is the eldest, like the first month.
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📚 Character Story & Explanation

孟 (mèng) meaning in English —

As an archaeologist of Chinese characters, I uncover that 孟 (mèng) originally depicted a child (子) in a vessel, symbolizing the 'firstborn' or 'eldest.' This evolved to mean 'first month of a season' in ancient calendars, as in 孟春 (first month of spring). The character also appears in the surname 孟, famously Confucius's disciple Mencius, emphasizing its cultural weight.

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