盟 (méng): oath, pledge, union
盟 (méng) is a Chinese character meaning “oath.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 明 (phonetic) and 皿 (semantic). It ranks #1161 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 盟 offering dish. Its radical form 皿 (dish) appears in many related characters such as 益 (yì, benefit), 盐 (yán, salt), 盖 (gài, lid).
Definitions
- oath
- pledge
- union
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 联盟 | lián méng | alliance |
| 同盟 | tóng méng | alliance |
| 盟友 | méng yǒu | ally |
| 结盟 | jié méng | to form an alliance |
| 同盟军 | tóng méng jūn | ally |
| 盟军 | méng jūn | allied forces |
| 欧盟 | ōu méng | European Union |
| 加盟 | jiā méng | (of a nation) to join an alliance |
| 盟国 | méng guó | allies |
| 盟约 | méng yuē | contract of alliance |
| 同盟会 | tóng méng huì | Tongmenghui, Sun Yat-sen's alliance for democracy, founded 1905, became the Guomindang 國民黨|国民党 in 1912 |
| 同盟国 | tóng méng guó | allied nation |
| 歃血为盟 | shà xuè wéi méng | to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom) |
| 加盟店 | jiā méng diàn | franchise store |
| 盟誓 | méng shì | oath of alliance |
盟 appears in 66 compound words: 17 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 17 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 盟 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
Example Sentences
这个盟字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě méng zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "盟" carries different meanings in classical Chinese.
台欧盟品种权合作新里程碑 品种权采认扩大纳入文...
tái ōu méng pǐn zhǒng quán gě zuò xīn lǐ chéng bēi pǐn zhǒng quán cǎi rèn kuò dà nà rù wén . . .
A new milestone in Taiwan-EU variety rights cooperation Expanded and included in the document for the adoption of variety rights...
欧盟延长红海护航行动期限
ōu méng yán cháng hóng hǎi hù háng háng dòng qī xiàn
The EU extends the duration of the Red Sea escort operation
韩沙率18国会议员联署 挺阿末三苏里任国盟主席
hán shā lǜ 1 8 guó huì yì yuán lián shǔ tǐng ā mò sān sū lǐ rèn guó méng zhǔ xí
Han Sha led 18 members of parliament to jointly sign the appointment of Ahmad Sansuri as the chairman of the National League
WBC/大联盟官网预测! 中华队晋级 力压南韩队
W B C dà lián méng guān wǎng yù cè ! zhōng huá duì jìn jí lì yā nán hán duì
WBC/Major League Baseball official website predictions! The Chinese team advanced to beat the South Korean team
WBC/去年上大联盟又下放! 郑宗哲WBC拚“打出身价”
W B C qù nián shàng dà lián méng yòu xià fàng ! zhèng zōng zhé W B C 拚 dǎ chū shēn jià
WBC/Last year's major leagues were delegated again! Zheng Zongzhe WBC fights to "play the price"
阿尔巴尼亚想加入欧盟。
ā'ěrbāníyà xiǎng jiārù ōuméng.
Albania wants to join the European Union.
德国曾是意大利的同盟国。
Déguó céng shì Yìdàlì de tóngméngguó.
Germany was once an ally of Italy.
在二战中，德国与意大利结盟。
Zài èrzhàn zhōng, Déguó yǔ Yìdàlì jiéméng.
Germany was allied with Italy in World War II.
汤姆不在你的联盟里。
Tāngmǔ bù zài nǐ de liánméng lǐ.
Tom is out of your league.
Character Family
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