猛
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ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
fierce · Heisig RSH #2486
pack of wild dogs + 孟 Mencius
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 猛
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泰米尔伊拉姆猛虎解放组织 | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | |
| 泰米尔猛虎组织 | Tamil Tigers | |
| 猛不防 | suddenly; unexpectedly; taken by surprise; at unawares | |
| 高歌猛进 | to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress | |
| 猛一看 | at first glance; first impression | |
| 猛龙怪客 | Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson | |
| 生猛 | full of life; violent; brave; fresh (of seafood) | |
| 猛地 | suddenly | |
| 猛力 | with all one's might; with sudden force; violently; to slam | |
| 猛打 | to strike; wham! | |
| 突飞猛进 | to advance by leaps and bounds | |
| 猛可 | suddenly; in an instant | |
| 猛然 | suddenly; abruptly | |
| 猛劲儿 | to dash; to put on a spurt; to redouble efforts | |
| 扎猛子 | to swim with head submerged | |
| 猛干 | to tie in to | |
| 王猛 | Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian 苻堅|苻坚[Fu2 Jian1] of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin… | |
| 猛进 | to advance boldly; to push ahead vigorously | |
| 猛吃 | to gobble up; to gorge oneself on (food) | |
| 猛药 | strong medicine; potent remedy; (fig.) drastic measure |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 孟 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孟 sound part | first in a series; great, eminent | |
| 锰 | manganese | |
| 勐 | imperial decree; daoist magic | |
| 艋 | small boat | |
| 蜢 | grasshopper |