盟 méng alliance
alliance; covenant
How to remember 盟: 明 bright + 皿 dish = alliance. On a bright spring morning, the two rival village chiefs share one dish of rice wine and shake hands on a new alliance.
Component breakdown
盟 = 明 bright + 皿 dish
- 明 bright
- 日 sun
- 月 moon
- 皿 dish
On a bright spring morning, the two rival village chiefs share one dish of rice wine and shake hands on a new alliance.
How it is used
- An alliance/sworn pact - 联盟 (liánméng) league/alliance, 同盟 (tóngméng) alliance, 加盟 (jiāméng) to join (an alliance, or a franchise), 盟友 (méngyǒu) ally.
- 海誓山盟 (hǎishì-shānméng) means vows of eternal love. Also an administrative division in Inner Mongolia (盟).