mèng

Traditional: 梦

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Translation

dream

Word origin

A compound character: in the simplified form 林 (lín, woods) sits over 夕 (xī, evening), evoking dim shapes seen at nightfall, hence a dream.

Origin
ideographic
Root
林 (woods) over 夕 (evening)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 梦

Examples

I had a dream last night.

This is like a dream.

She woke up from a dream.

I had a terrible dream.

A lovely dream has come true.

梦 (mèng) means dream. It is a noun for the images and stories that come during sleep.

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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 梦.

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This word is part of lesson 22.