梦
mèngTraditional: 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
梦
Examples
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I had a dream last night.
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This is like a dream.
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She woke up from a dream.
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I had a terrible dream.
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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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