孟

surname Meng

孟 = 子 + 皿 : Mnemonic symbol: Mencius, 孟子.

Mencius (孟) poses Mahatma Gandhi (m) a riddle in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). He asks Mahatma Gandhi to have an egg (子) sit upright on the table. Mahatma Gandhi gives up after many tries and Mencius shows him how to do it: using a shallow bowl (皿) as egg cup.

孟

mèng = m + (e)ng4

first month of a season / eldest amongst brothers

孟 character breakdown

孟
- 子
  - 一
  - 了
    - 乛
    - 亅
- 皿

子

zǐ = z + Ø3

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

子 = 了 + 一 : Zorro wants to eat an egg in the space station, and he already put it in a prize cup, as he has no egg cup. He also lacks a spoon, so he uses a big flute to crush the egg open.

子

zi = z + Ø5

(noun suffix)

皿

mǐn = mi + (e)n3

dish / vessel / shallow container / rad. no. 108

Marilyn Monroe is eating some rice out of a shallow bowl in the encampment.

皿

mǐn = mi + (e)n3

(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container / radical no. 108

Characters with 孟 as component

猛

měng = m + (e)ng3

ferocious / fierce / violent / brave / suddenly / abrupt / (slang) awesome

猛 = 孟 + 犭 : Mencius' (孟) dachshund (犭) did a dump inside of the engine ((e)ng3) and Mencius is furious (猛). He ferociously yells at his dachshund and is in turn yelled at by Mahatma Gandhi (m) who oversees engine.

蜢

měng = m + (e)ng3

grasshopper

勐

měng = m + (e)ng3

meng (old administrative division in Dai areas of Yunnan) / variant of 猛[meng3]

艋

měng = m + (e)ng3

small boat

锰

錳

měng = m + (e)ng3