猛

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

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,481 U+731B

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

犭 (semantic, “dog”) + 孟 (phonetic, mèng)

components: 犭孟

fierce · Heisig RSH #2486

pack of wild dogs + 孟 Mencius

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 孟

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 孟 (mèng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
孟 sound component	mèng	first in a series; great, eminent
锰	měng	manganese
勐	měng	imperial decree; daoist magic
艋	měng	small boat
蜢	měng	grasshopper

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
泰米尔伊拉姆猛虎解放组织	Tài mǐ ěr Yī lā mǔ Měng hǔ Jiě fàng Zǔ zhī	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
泰米尔猛虎组织	Tài mǐ ěr Měng hǔ Zǔ zhī	Tamil Tigers
猛不防	měng bù fáng	suddenly; unexpectedly; taken by surprise; at unawares
高歌猛进	gāo gē měng jìn	to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress
猛一看	měng yī kàn	at first glance; first impression
猛龙怪客	Měng lóng guài kè	Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson
生猛	shēng měng	full of life; violent; brave; fresh (of seafood)
猛地	měng de	suddenly
猛力	měng lì	with all one's might; with sudden force; violently; to slam
猛打	měng dǎ	to strike; wham!
突飞猛进	tū fēi měng jìn	to advance by leaps and bounds
猛可	měng kě	suddenly; in an instant
猛然	měng rán	suddenly; abruptly
猛劲儿	měng jìn r	to dash; to put on a spurt; to redouble efforts
扎猛子	zhā měng zi	to swim with head submerged
猛干	měng gàn	to tie in to
王猛	Wáng Měng	Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian 苻堅\|苻坚[Fu2 Jian1] of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin…
猛进	měng jìn	to advance boldly; to push ahead vigorously
猛吃	měng chī	to gobble up; to gorge oneself on (food)
猛药	měng yào	strong medicine; potent remedy; (fig.) drastic measure