盟 (mang4 | meng2) : ally; oath

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盟

mang4

meng2

[1] ally; alliance; league
[2] oath; pledge; vow

[etymology] 盟 = 日 sun + 月 moon + 皿 vessel; so it's a vow sworn by sun and moon reflected in vessel of water.

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 皿 (#108)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

盟

This word has been viewed 6716 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Sep 2011 04:13

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同盟 tung4 mang4 tong2 meng2 = alliance; league

盟友 mang4 jau5 meng2 you3 = ally

結盟 git3 mang4 = alignment

聯盟 lyun4 mang4 lian2 meng2 = alliance, union

不結盟 bat1 git3 mang4 bu4 jie2 meng2 = nonalignment 國

入盟 jap6 mang4 ru4 meng2 = to join (e.g., union or alliance)

同盟國 tung4 mang4 gwok3 tong2 meng2 guo2 = confederation

加盟 gaa1 mang4 jia1 meng2 = to become a member of an alliance or union; to align; to join; participate

盟塞 mang4 sak1 = stubborn; close-minded 粵

盟軍 mang4 gwan1 = ally (army, military force)
See all 37 compounds (CantoDict reports 44 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 盟
Unicode code for this character: U+76df (off-site link)

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