梦 (mèng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

mèng dream 11 strokes · Radical 木 (tree) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)

👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 梦 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced mèng.

dream

Stroke Order & Practice

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梦 — 11 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图（数字为下笔顺序）。

Decomposition

梦 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

梦 = 林 top forest

夕 bottom evening

Radical

The radical of 梦 is 木 — meaning tree. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 标村术案棒材格棵林桥染森.

How the character is built

梦 is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. Two eyes shut 林 at night 夕.

HSK 4 Words Containing 梦

梦 mèng dream

昨晚我做了一个奇怪的梦。

Zuó wǎn wǒ zuò le yí gè qíguài de mèng.

I had a strange dream last night.

梦想 mèngxiǎng dream; aspiration

她的梦想是成为一名歌手。

Tā de mèngxiǎng shì chéngwéi yì míng gēshǒu.

Her dream is to become a singer.

做梦 zuòmèng to dream

昨晚我做了一个美梦。

Zuó wǎn wǒ zuò le yí gè měimèng.

I had a beautiful dream last night.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

梦 appears in 10 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

人在睡觉过程中会做梦，这太正常了。

From Mock Exam 12 →

每个人都会做梦，区别只是有多有少。

From Mock Exam 12 →

那些说自己从来没做过梦的人，只不过是忘记了。

From Mock Exam 12 →

Tasks Featuring 梦 / 相关任务

Words containing 梦 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物

Describe a Person · 梦、梦想

📚 交流业余爱好、休闲度假

Hobbies & Leisure · 做梦

FAQ

What does 梦 mean in Chinese?

梦 (mèng) means dream. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 梦 have?

梦 is written in 11 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 梦?

The radical of 梦 is 木 (tree). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 标, 村, 术, 案, 棒.

What is the pinyin for 梦?

梦 is pronounced mèng.

What HSK 4 words use 梦?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 梦 appears in 3 words, including 梦 (mèng), 梦想 (mèngxiǎng), 做梦 (zuòmèng). See the full list above.