懵 meaning and stroke order
Stupid, ignorant, dull
How to write 懵, stroke by stroke
18 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 懵
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) confused; ignorant
How 懵 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mind.
忄 gives the meaning and 瞢 hints at the sound.
Radical: 忄 (heart), shared by 167 characters on this site.
How to remember 懵
懵 (měng) puts the heart radical 忄, meaning mind, next to 瞢 (méng), which also gives the sound. Picture a mind that can't see clearly, so it feels foggy and confused.
懵 is a bound form, so it usually appears inside words like 懵懂 (měngdǒng, ignorant or naive) or the very common colloquial 懵了 and 一脸懵 (yì liǎn měng, a totally confused look). Example: 听完他的话，我当时就懵了。(Tīng wán tā de huà, wǒ dāngshí jiù měng le.) After hearing what he said, I was completely stunned.
Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 梦 or 萌 because they sound similar. The right side is 瞢, which has 目 (eye) in it, not 夕 or 明. Also keep the third tone: měng, not méng.
Questions about 懵
How many strokes are in 懵?
懵 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 懵 mean?
懵 (měng) means stupid, ignorant, dull.
How do you pronounce 懵?
懵 is pronounced měng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 懵?
The radical of 懵 is 忄, which carries the idea of "heart". Dictionaries list 懵 under this radical.
What does 懵逼 mean, and is it polite?
懵逼 (měngbī) is internet slang for being totally confused or dumbfounded. It is vulgar because 逼 has a crude meaning, so in polite company say 懵了 or 一脸懵 instead.
Does 懵 mean stupid as an insult?
Not usually in modern speech. It mostly describes a temporary state of being confused, dazed or clueless, as in 我懵了 (I'm lost), rather than calling someone permanently dumb.