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

bird of prey

ferocious beast / fierce animal

to slap / to smack / to punch

mammoth

suddenly

to strike / wham!

suddenly / abruptly

to charge / to pounce on / to swoop down on

fierce general / valiant military leader / fig. brave individual

to charge forward

(of water) to soar / (of prices) to skyrocket

drop sharply (e.g. stock prices)

Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian 苻堅|苻坚[Fu2 Jian1] of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2]

full of life / violent / brave / fresh (of seafood)

Sentences with 猛

猛 currently does not appear in any sentence.