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懵 Stroke Order — How to Write 懵

Stroke Order

懵 is written in 18 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 忄, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

懵 Radical and Character Components

Components:忄瞢

懵 is a phono-semantic compound: 忄 (mind) carries the meaning, while 瞢 indicates the sound.

Radical: 忄 + 16 more strokes

懵 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • měng

Meanings of 懵 in Chinese

1

měng懵

Temporarily confused or bewildered; dazed.
听到这个突如其来的消息,他整个人都懵了
Upon hearing the sudden news, he was completely bewildered.
Ignorant; bewildered; confused.
他一脸懵懂地看着我,似乎不明白发生了什么。
He looked at me with a bewildered expression, as if he didn't understand what was happening.
To deceive or trick someone, often by causing confusion or making them unaware.
小明被那人的花言巧语给懵住了,差点上当。
Xiao Ming was tricked by that person's glib talk and almost fell for it.

Common Words and Phrases with 懵

1
měng懵dǒng懂
Ignorant and confused; muddled.
那个懵懂的少年,对未来充满了未知的憧憬。
The naive young man was full of unknown yearnings for the future.
2
měng懵tóu头zhuàn转xiàng向
to be utterly confused
第一次来到这个大城市,我被高楼大厦和川流不息的人群弄得懵头转向,完全找不到方向。
Arriving in this big city for the first time, I was completely bewildered by the skyscrapers and the endless stream of people, losing all sense of direction.

More words with 懵

  • fā发měng懵confused, bewildered
  • tóng瞳yān焉méng懵dǒng懂Naive eyes, Confused gaze

Idioms with 懵

  • měng懵lǐ里měng懵dǒng懂muddled and bewildered
  • měng懵měng懵dǒng懂dǒng懂ignorant and confused
  • chī痴dāi呆měng懵dǒng懂dull-witted and muddled
  • měng懵rán然wú无zhī知utterly clueless

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Questions about 懵

What does 懵 mean in Chinese?

懵 (měng) means “Ignorant” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 懵?

懵 is pronounced měng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 懵 have?

懵 has 18 strokes.

How do you write 懵?

懵 is written in 18 strokes, starting from the radical 忄. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 懵?

The radical of 懵 is 忄, and 懵 is a phono-semantic compound.

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