猛

měng = m + (e)ng3

ferocious / fierce / violent / brave / suddenly / abrupt / (slang) awesome

猛 = 孟 + 犭 : Mencius' (孟) dachshund (犭) did a dump inside of the engine ((e)ng3) and Mencius is furious (猛). He ferociously yells at his dachshund and is in turn yelled at by Mahatma Gandhi (m) who oversees engine.

猛 character breakdown

猛
- 孟
  - 子
    - 一
    - 了
      - 乛
      - 亅
  - 皿
- 犭

mèng = m + (e)ng4

surname Meng

孟 = 子 + 皿 : Mnemonic symbol: Mencius, 孟子.

Mencius (孟) poses Mahatma Gandhi (m) a riddle in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). He asks Mahatma Gandhi to have an egg (子) sit upright on the table. Mahatma Gandhi gives up after many tries and Mencius shows him how to do it: using a shallow bowl (皿) as egg cup.

mèng = m + (e)ng4

first month of a season / eldest amongst brothers

孟 = 子 + 皿 : Mnemonic symbol: Mencius, 孟子.

Mencius (孟) poses Mahatma Gandhi (m) a riddle in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). He asks Mahatma Gandhi to have an egg (子) sit upright on the table. Mahatma Gandhi gives up after many tries and Mencius shows him how to do it: using a shallow bowl (皿) as egg cup.

quǎn = qu + an3

three-stroke form of Kangxi radical 94 犬[quan3]

Cupid takes his dachshund out for a walk to the anthill, where he has a drink with his dachshund.

Characters with 猛 as component

猛 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 猛

fierce / violent (criticism etc)

ferocious beast / fierce animal

to charge forward

to advance boldly / to push ahead vigorously

to realize suddenly / to wake up to the truth / to suddenly awake from sleep

(bird species of China) oriental hobby (Falco severus)

(bird species of China) northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson

to advance boldly; to push ahead vigorously

see 猛獁|猛犸[meng3 ma3]

to realize suddenly / to suddenly recall

Sentences with 猛

猛 currently does not appear in any sentence.