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).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. used in 朦朧|朦胧

Etymology & Origin

朦

pictophoneticmoon

Decomposition: ⿰月蒙 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
朦胧adjectiveméng lóng(literary) (of moonlight) dim
朦骨méng gǔ(archaic) Mongol
朦胧诗méng lóng shīMisty Poetry, a post-Cultural Revolution poetry movement
3
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

朦 appears in 3 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
0.874860 co-occurrences
诗shī
0.452184 co-occurrences
雾wù
0.38716 co-occurrences
氛fēn
0.37822 co-occurrences
雨yǔ
0.36180 co-occurrences
鸟niǎo
0.35932 co-occurrences
夜yè
0.34786 co-occurrences
糊hú
0.33512 co-occurrences
眼yǎn
0.31746 co-occurrences
醉zuì
0.31210 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.

中国新闻网·生活Sep 2026

第五十七中学学生 赵晴熙: 平常肉眼看到月亮都是比较朦胧的,就像一个大光球一样。

dì wǔ shí qī zhōng xué xué shēng zhào qíng xī : píng cháng ròu yǎn kàn dào yuè liàng dōu shì bǐ jiào méng lóng de , jiù xiàng yī gè dà guāng qiú yī yàng .

Zhao Qingxi, a student at No. 57 Middle School: “Usually, when you look at the moon with the naked eye, it appears rather hazy, like a big ball of light.”

少数派Sep 2026

需要早点去,直接扎在那里,搭配着朦朦亮的天,整体的氛围感非常好看。

xū yāo zǎo diǎn qù , zhí jiē zhā zài nà lǐ , dā pèi zhe méng méng liàng de tiān , zhěng tǐ de fēn wéi gǎn fēi cháng hǎo kàn .

You should go early, set up camp right there, and with the faint glow of dawn, the overall atmosphere is absolutely stunning.

IT之家May 2026

这种“见光不见灯”的朦胧感,确实拿捏住了高级。

zhè zhǒng jiàn guāng bù jiàn dēng de méng lóng gǎn , què shí ná niē zhù le gāo jí .

This sense of soft, diffused light—where you see the glow but not the source—truly captures a sense of sophistication.

中国新闻网·文化Apr 2026

婉转戏腔在夜色中徐徐上演,与光影流转交融,让王府夜游更添朦胧诗意与悠长韵味。

wǎn zhuǎn xì qiāng zài yè sè zhōng xú xú shàng yǎn , yǔ guāng yǐng liú zhuǎn jiāo róng , ràng wáng fǔ yè yóu gēng tiān méng lóng shī yì yǔ yōu cháng yùn wèi .

The melodious tones of traditional opera drift gently through the night, blending with the shifting play of light and shadow, lending the nighttime tour of the princely mansion an air of dreamlike poetry and enduring charm.

Tatoeba

今门天怎么能么朦。

Jīn mén tiān zěnme néng me méng.

Smog was very heavy today.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 月 (moon) component

月 Radical Family — Characters sharing the moon radical

Homophones — Characters pronounced méng

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 17 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"); 朦骨 (méng gǔ, "(archaic) Mongol"); 朦胧诗 (méng lóng shī, "Misty Poetry, a post-Cultural Revolution poetry movement"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 朦 (méng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation méng: 檬 (used in 檸檬|柠檬), 梦 (dream), 蒙 (to cover, Mongolia), 猛 (ferocious), and 3 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.