mèng

dream

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the sound and represents the meaning.

Components
林 simplified component

  Simplified component

lín

  

forest

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

夕 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

evening

Evolution

梦 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
梦 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
梦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
梦 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
梦 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
梦 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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mèng

dream; visionary; wishful; CL:|[cháng],|[gè]; (bound form) to dream

Most common words with 梦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

dream

梦想

dream

做梦

to dream

噩梦

nightmare

梦幻

dream