朦 (méng): used in 朦朧|朦胧

朦 (méng) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 朦朧|朦胧.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 月 (semantic) and 蒙 (phonetic). It ranks #2650 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 朦 moon. Its radical form 月 (moon) appears in many related characters such as 月 (yuè, moon, month), 有 (yǒu, to have), 朋 (péng, friend).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 月 moon18 strokesFrequency #2650月 semantic蒙 phonetic

Definitions

  1. used in 朦朧|朦胧

Etymology & Origin

朦

pictophoneticmoon

Decomposition: ⿰月蒙 (layout: left-right)

Components:月semantic蒙phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
朦胧méng lóng(literary) (of moonlight) dim
朦在鼓里méng zài gǔ lǐvariant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]
朦骨méng gǔ(archaic) Mongol
朦胧诗méng lóng shīMisty Poetry, a post-Cultural Revolution poetry movement
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Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

朦 appears in 4 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 朦 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

胧lóng
0.8852,580 co-occurrences
诗shī
0.459552 co-occurrences
雾wù
0.39348 co-occurrences
氛fēn
0.38366 co-occurrences
雨yǔ
0.366240 co-occurrences
鸟niǎo
0.36496 co-occurrences
夜yè
0.352258 co-occurrences
糊hú
0.34036 co-occurrences
眼yǎn
0.322138 co-occurrences
醉zuì
0.31730 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

每个月的十五，朦亮总是又圆又亮。

měi gě yuè de shí wǔ , méng liàng zǒng shì yòu yuán yòu liàng .

On the fifteenth day of every month, the moon is always full and bright.

Tatoeba

今门天怎么能么朦。

Jīn mén tiān zěnme néng me méng.

Smog was very heavy today.

Character Family

月 Radical Family — Characters sharing the moon radical

朝cháo朗lǎng胧lóng期qī服fú脚jiǎo脸liǎn脑nǎo朋péng有yǒu

Related Characters

月yuè有yǒu朋péng服fú期qī脑nǎo育yù脏zāng脚jiǎo脸liǎn

Homophones — Characters pronounced méng

萌méng盟méng蒙méng猛měng孟mèng梦mèng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 朦 (méng) mean in Chinese?
朦 (méng) primarily means "used in 朦朧|朦胧." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2650 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 朦 have?
朦 is written with 18 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 朦?
The radical associated with 朦 is 月 (moon). This radical appears in many characters related to moon.
What are the components of 朦?
朦 is composed of: 月 (semantic), 蒙 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰月蒙 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 朦?
Common words with 朦 include: 朦胧 (méng lóng, "(literary) (of moonlight) dim"); 朦在鼓里 (méng zài gǔ lǐ, "variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]"); 朦骨 (méng gǔ, "(archaic) Mongol"); 朦胧诗 (méng lóng shī, "Misty Poetry, a post-Cultural Revolution poetry movement"). There are over 4 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 朦 (méng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation méng: 萌 ((bound form) to sprout), 盟 (oath), 蒙 (to cover, Mongolia), 猛 (ferocious), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 朦 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 朦 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.