Keyword
sprout
- bud
- germ
- to bud
- Frequency
- #2759
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
méng
Mnemonic
艹 (plant) gives the meaning and 明 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
萌
(bound form) to sprout; to bud; (coll.) cute; adorable (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萌え "moe", affection for an anime or manga character)
萌芽
(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; sprout; bud; (also used figuratively)
萌生
to burgeon; to produce; to conceive; to be in the initial stage
萌发
to sprout; to shoot; to bud
卖萌
(slang) to act cute
萌动
to sprout; (fig.) to emerge
故态复萌
to revert to old ways
萌新
(neologism) (slang) newbie
呆萌
endearingly silly
萌娃
cute little kid
萌渚岭
Mengzhu mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi