懂中文 Dong Chinese

萌

méng

bud

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 明 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

明 sound component

明  Sound component

míng

  

bright

Evolution

萌 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
萌 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
萌 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
萌 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

萌  

méng

bud, sprout; to sprout; to bud; to have a strong affection for (slang); adorable (loanword from Japanese 萌え moe, slang describing affection for a cute character)

Most common words with 萌
Freq.
Word
Meaning

萌

to bud

萌芽

to bud

萌生

to burgeon

萌发

to sprout

萌动

to sprout