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As a phono-semantic compound, 萌 uses the grass radical 艹 at the top to place it in the semantic category of plants and vegetation. The lower component 明, meaning "bright", provides the phonetic element while also suggesting the clarity of new shoots emerging from the soil. The original meaning refers to plants budding or sprouting, particularly in early agriculture. In modern usage, the character has been adopted from Japanese internet slang to describe something or someone as overwhelmingly cute, especially in digital culture.
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这只小猫很萌。
她的笑容特别萌。
春天植物都萌发了。
种子在土壤中萌芽。
孩子们萌生了新想法。
这部电影里的角色很萌。
那个动漫人物设计得超级萌。
他看到小狗时萌生了养宠物的念头。