Definitions
(verb)
to cover; to conceal
(verb)
to deceive; to cheat
(adjective)
dazed; stunned
(adjective)
ignorant; uninformed
(noun)
Mongol; Mongolia
(noun)
mist; drizzle
About
The character "蒙" originates from the concept of covering or obscuring, a notion embedded in its structure where the grass radical "艹" is placed over a component implying enclosure or protection, which historically informed its early meanings related to hiding, shading, or being in darkness. These literal senses naturally extended into metaphorical territories, such as denoting ignorance or a lack of enlightenment, as if the mind were covered, and later to meanings involving receiving or incurring, as seen in contexts where one is covered by another's influence or action. Its semantic range further broadened to describe misty or drizzly conditions, leveraging the idea of visual obscurity, and it was adopted for phonetic transliteration in terms like Mongolia. The traditional form of the character, retaining these structural elements, thus encapsulates a progression from concrete covering to a variety of abstract and applied meanings across its historical usage.
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蒙上眼睛玩捉迷藏很有趣。
启蒙教育对孩子很重要。
浓雾蒙住了远处的群山。
他试图用谎言蒙混过关。
承蒙您的关照，非常感谢。
这段历史被尘封的岁月所蒙蔽。
不要被事物的表面现象所蒙惑。
在众多质疑声中，他内心蒙上了一层阴影。