萌

méng
#2,873 most
frequent character
(bound form) to sprout, to bud

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

萌 uses 艹 plants, the meaning part, and 明 míng, the sound part. It first meant sprouting plants. The meaning grew to the verb 'to sprout, bud' and the noun 'sprout'.

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