蒙
cover; ignorant; suffer
At a glance · 蒙
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
繁体「蒙」小篆从艸（艹），冡声，本义为草名，引申为覆盖、蒙昧。简体「蒙」同。形声清晰。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
本义为草，引申为覆盖、愚昧、承蒙。
Structure
形声字，从艸（意符，草），冡（méng）为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinméng
Radical艹
Strokes14
UnicodeU+8499
Character type形声
Theme状态
Six languages, one character
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English
cover; ignorant; suffer
To cover, be ignorant, or suffer.
Français
couvrir; ignorant; souffrir
Couvrir, être ignorant ou souffrir.
Español
cubrir; ignorante; sufrir
Cubrir, ser ignorante o sufrir.
العربية
يغطي؛ جاهل؛ يعاني
أن يغطي أو يكون جاهلاً أو يعاني.
Русский
покрывать; невежественный; страдать
Покрывать, быть невежественным или страдать.
Common words
- 蒙méngcover
- 蒙昧méng mèiignorant