懂中文 Dong Chinese

猛

měng

violent

Components
犭 meaning component

犭  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

dog

孟 sound component

孟  Sound component

mèng

  

first in series

Evolution

猛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
猛 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
猛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

猛  

měng

violent, savage, cruel; bold; ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome

Most common words with 猛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

猛

fierce

猛烈

fierce

猛虎

fierce tiger

迅猛

quick and violent

凶猛

fierce