měng

ferocious

fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome

beast (犭) + phonetic (孟) = ferocious and fierce

犭 brings the raw energy of a dog or beast; 孟 mainly gives the sound měng and does not add meaning here. Together they evoke an animal's sudden, untamed ferocity.

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A surnamePhonetic
DogSemantic

地转过身,把我吓了一跳。

tā měng de zhuǎn guò shēn, bǎ wǒ xià le yī tiào。

he suddenly turned around and gave me a fright.

这只老虎的样子很,让人不敢靠近。

zhè zhī lǎo hǔ de yàng zi hěn měng, ràng rén bù gǎn kào jìn。

this tiger looks very fierce, making people afraid to get close.

Words with 猛

高歌猛进

gāo gē měng jìn

to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress

闹猛

nào měng

(dialect) bustling

凶猛

xiōng měng

fierce

勇猛

yǒng měng

bold and powerful

威猛

wēi měng

bold and powerful

扎猛子

zhā měng zi

to swim with head submerged

洪水猛兽

hóng shuǐ měng shòu

lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom)

泰米尔伊拉姆猛虎解放组织

tài mǐ ěr yī lā mǔ měng hǔ jiě fàng zǔ zhī

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

泰米尔猛虎组织

tài mǐ ěr měng hǔ zǔ zhī

Tamil Tigers

猛一看

měng yī kàn

at first glance

猛丁

měng dīng

suddenly

猛不防

měng bù fáng

suddenly

More characters with 犭