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Translingual
Han character
蒙 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 廿月一人 (TBMO), four-corner 44232, composition ⿱艹冡 or ⿳𫇦一豕)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1048, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31555
- Dae Jaweon: page 1509, character 22
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3271, character 4
- Unihan data for U+8499
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 蒙
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*moːŋ
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| 冡
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*moːŋ
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| 濛
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*moːŋ, *moːŋʔ
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| 艨
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*moːŋ, *moːŋs
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| 朦
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*moːŋ, *moːŋʔ
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| 矇
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*moːŋ
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| 饛
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*moːŋ
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| 檬
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*moːŋ
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| 鸏
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*moːŋ, *moːŋʔ
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| 幪
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*moːŋ
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| 蠓
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*moːŋ, *moːŋʔ
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| 靀
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*moːŋ
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| 曚
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*moːŋʔ
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Etymology 1
STEDT compares it to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *muːŋ ~ r/s-muːk (“foggy; dark; sullen; menacing; thunder”).
Pronunciation 1
Note: mou5 - variant.
Note: 1'mon = ~眼睛.
Note: mung2 - only in
蒙古 (“Mongolia”).
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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蒙
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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méng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ muwng ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*mˁoŋ/
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| English
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cover (v.)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蒙
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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8969
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Phonetic
component
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冡
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Rime
group
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東
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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蒙
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Old
Chinese
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/*moːŋ/
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Definitions
蒙
- † dodder (Cuscuta chinensis)
- to cover
- 用手帕蒙著臉／用手帕蒙着脸 ― yòng shǒupà méng zhe liǎn ― to cover one's face with a handkerchief
- to deceive; to hide the truth from
- to suffer
- 蒙難／蒙难 ― méngnàn ― to suffer a catastrophe
- 蒙羞 ― méngxiū ― to be ashamed
- (honorific) to receive (a favour)
如蒙俯允，不勝感激。 [MSC, trad.]
如蒙俯允，不胜感激。 [MSC, simp.]- Rú méng fǔyǔn, bùshèng gǎnjī.
- I would be most grateful if the favour is granted.
- ignorant
- 啟蒙／启蒙 ― qǐméng ― to impart rudimentary knowledge to beginners
- 蒙昧 ― méngmèi ― ignorant; benighted
- fourth hexagram of the I Ching
- a surname
- 蒙民偉／蒙民伟 [Cantonese] ― mung4 man4 wai5 ― William Mong Man-wai (Hong Kong businessman)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
蒙
- to lose consciousness
- 把他給打蒙了／把他给打蒙了 ― bǎ tā gěi dǎ mēng le ― to knock him out
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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蒙
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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méng
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ muwng ›
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*mˁoŋ/
|
| English
|
cover (v.)
|
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蒙
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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8969
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Phonetic
component
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冡
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Rime
group
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東
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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蒙
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Old
Chinese
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/*moːŋ/
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Definitions
蒙
- Short for 蒙古 (Měnggǔ, “Mongolia”). Specifically, it can mean the country of Mongolia, or Inner Mongolia of China, or terms related to Mongols.
- 中蒙邊界／中蒙边界 ― Zhōng Měng biānjiè ― Sino-Mongolian border
- 滿蒙聯姻／满蒙联姻 ― Mǎn Měng liányīn ― Intermarriage between Manchus and Mongols
Compounds
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 蒙 – see 濛 (“drizzling, misty, raining”).
(This character is the simplified form of 濛). |
| Notes: |
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of 蒙 – see 懞 (“honest; sincere; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 懞). |
| Notes: |
Compounds
- 蒙懂 (měngdǒng)
- 蒙董 (měngdǒng)
Etymology 5
For pronunciation and definitions of 蒙 – see 矇 (“to cheat; to deceive; to dupe; to make a wild guess; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 矇). |
| Notes: |
Japanese
Kanji
蒙
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Readings
Compounds
Pronunciation
Pronoun
蒙 • (mō)
- humble first-person personal pronoun; I, me
- c. 1368-1375 Taiheiki (preface)
- 蒙窃採古今之変化、察安危之来由、覆而無外天之徳也。
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
蒙 (eumhun 입을 몽 (ibeul mong))
- Hanja form? of 몽 (“cover, ignorant”).
- Hanja form? of 몽 (“suffer”).
- Hanja form? of 몽 (“Mongolia”).
Tày
Noun
蒙 (mùng)
- Nôm form of mùng (“top, roof”).
Vietnamese
Han character
蒙: Hán Nôm readings: mông, mong, mòng, mỏng, muống
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