梦
mèng · dream💡 How to pronounce
m → like 'm' in 'moon'. èng → like 'ung' in 'sung' but with a falling tone.
📖 The Story
梦 is the world that exists inside your mind at night — and sometimes during the day. The character shows 'forest' (林) and 'sunset' (夕) — like dreaming in the forest at dusk, when reality and imagination blur.
🎬 In Culture Today
In the classic Chinese story The Peony Pavilion, a young woman dreams of a lover she's never met — and then spends the rest of her life searching for him. In Chinese cinema, dreams are never just dreams — they're the place where truth hides.
📚 Words
梦想dream / aspiration
做梦to dream
梦境dreamscape
梦想家dreamer
📝 Example Sentences
我有一个梦想。
I have a dream.
昨晚我做了个梦。
I had a dream last night.