朦 méng dim
dim; obscure
怎么记住“朦”: 月 moon + 蒙 to cover = dim. The moon hides as thin clouds cover it, and the path in front of the lost hikers grows dim.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
朦 = 月 moon + 蒙 to cover
- 月 moon meaning
- 蒙 to cover sound
The moon hides as thin clouds cover it, and the path in front of the lost hikers grows dim.
How it came to be
The moon gives the meaning and the sign for to cover gives the sound, because the word first spoke of a dim moon.
用法
- Appears only in 朦胧 (ménglóng): hazy, dim, blurred, moonlight, sleepy eyes (睡眼朦胧 shuìyǎn ménglóng), or a vague, poetic feeling. Aesthetic, literary word.