sprout, bud; to begin, to germinate

Animated Stroke Order 萌

萌 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 萌

萌 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
huan
zài
zhào
piàn
mài
méng

She likes to act cute in photos

2
chūn
tiān
zhǒng
zi
kāi
shǐ
méng

Seeds begin to sprout in spring

3
zhè
zhī
xiǎo
māo
zhēn
shì
ài
de
méng
chǒng

This kitten is a really cute pet

4
chūn
tiān
lái
le
xiǎo
cǎo
kāi
shǐ
méng

Spring has come, and the grass begins to sprout.

5
zhè
ge
xiǎng
gāng
gāng
méng
hái
yào
shí
jiān
lái
wán
shàn

This idea has just sprouted and needs time to be refined.

6
zài
lǎo
shī
de
xià
duì
xué
de
xìng
zhú
jiàn
méng

With the teacher's encouragement, his interest in science gradually sprouted.

7
chūn
tiān
lái
le
zhǒng
zi
kāi
shǐ
méng

Spring has come, and the seeds begin to sprout.

8
kàn
dào
hái
zi
men
de
xiào
liǎn
xīn
zhōng
méng
le
xīn
de
wàng

Seeing the children's smiling faces, a new hope sprouted in my heart.

9
zài
yuè
zhè
běn
shū
de
guò
chéng
zhōng
dǎn
de
xiǎng
zài
nǎo
hǎi
zhōng
méng

While reading this book, a bold idea sprouted in his mind.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes11
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2812
Zhuyinㄇㄥˊ
Components
UnicodeU+840C
CangjieTAB
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality

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