猛 = 犭 + 孟

猛 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “violent”. It is built from 犭 (dog) and 孟 (first in series).

Keyword: violent
Pinyin (Mandarin): měng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: violent, savage, cruel, дикий, жестокий, savage, cruel
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 猛 fierce

Decomposition

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犭 dog
孟 first in series

How to find 猛 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dog” + “first in series”. 猛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 猛 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.