Hangul Syllable Maeng

By itself, 맹 gives a sound, not one translation.

For 맹 in a Korean name, check its Hanja: 맹 can point to 孟, 猛, 盟, 盲, 萌, or 氓, whose meanings differ. In an ordinary word, the surrounding syllables decide it, so never translate 맹 alone.

Hangul was created in 1443 and explained in 1446 to write Korean speech in syllable blocks. 맹 joins ㅁ, ㅐ, and ㅇ. A firm first attestation for this individual block is not established in the sources checked here as of 2026-09-07.