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猛烈

měng liè

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

měng liè · maang5 lit6 (Jyutping)

  1. fierce; violent; vigorous; intense

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

猛

Meaning
violent, savage, cruel; bold
Radical
犭
Strokes
11
Components
⿰犭孟
Cangjie
KHNDT
Four-corner
4721.7

烈

Meaning
fiery, violent, vehement, ardent
Radical
灬
Strokes
10
Components
⿱列灬
Cangjie
MNF
Four-corner
1233.0

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