饛 (méng) - Full, overflowing — describes a container filled to

饛Tone 2

méng ｜ 21 strokes ｜ radical:

伦妙

饛 · méng

Full, overflowing — describes a container filled to the brim, especially with food or grain.

Full, overflowing — describes a container filled to

Usage highlights

Full basketOverflowing vesselBrimming with offeringsAbundant grainReplete container

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The basket was full of food (有饛簋飧).
  • A vessel brimming with offerings (饛盛).
  • The granary is overflowing (仓廪饛溢).

Collocations

  • Full basket(饛簋)
  • Overflowing vessel(饛器)
  • Brimming with offerings(饛盛)
  • Abundant grain(饛粟)
  • Replete container(饛盈)

Idioms

  • Baskets full, vessels overflowing(簋饛器盈)
  • Abundant harvest, full granaries(年丰廪饛)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily found in classical Chinese texts describing ritual offerings or abundant harvests.
  • Reflects traditional values of prosperity and sufficiency in agricultural society.
  • The character's complexity and rarity make it mainly of interest to scholars and calligraphers.

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