勐

See also: 猛

勐	U+52D0, 勐 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-52D0

← 勏
[U+52CF]

CJK Unified Ideographs

勑 →
[U+52D1]

Translingual

Han character

勐 (Kangxi radical 19, 力+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 弓廿大尸 (NTKS), composition ⿰孟力)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 148, character 6

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2379

Dae Jaweon: page 333, character 14

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 373, character 15

Unihan data for U+52D0

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 孟 (OC *mraːŋs) + semantic 力.

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 勐 – see 猛 (“ferocious; fierce; violent; bold; brave; courageous; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 猛).

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		勐

From Proto-Tai *mɯəŋᴬ (“township”). Cognate with Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang), Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), etc.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): měng (meng³)

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maang⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: měng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: měng
  - Wade–Giles: mêng³
  - Yale: měng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeng
  - Palladius: мэн (mɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maang⁵
  - Yale: máahng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maang⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: mang⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːŋ¹³/

Definitions

勐

(only used in Tai placenames) region; locality; city; town

Compounds

勐先
勐勐
勐卯 (Měngmǎo)
勐拉 (Měnglā)
勐海 (Měnghǎi)
勐罕
勐臘／勐腊 (Měnglà)
勐董
勐賽／勐赛 (Měngsài)
勐遮
勐馬／勐马

Japanese

Kanji

勐

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): ぼう (bō)^{←ばう (bau, historical)}

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