<p>Generally:</p>

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<li><p><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%90%8C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">萌</a> is a <strong>verb</strong> meaning to <em>bud</em>.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%93%93" rel="nofollow noreferrer">蓓</a> is a <strong>noun</strong> meaning <em>bud</em>.</p></li>
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<p>蓓 is usually just a compound character only found in the word 蓓蕾.</p>

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  <p><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E8%93%93" rel="nofollow noreferrer">蓓</a> n. bud (part of <a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E8%93%93%E8%95%BE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">蓓蕾</a> (bèilěi))<br>
  <a href="http://youdao.com/w/eng/%E8%90%8C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">萌</a> n. bud; vt. sprout, germinate (part of <a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E8%90%8C%E8%8A%BD" rel="nofollow noreferrer">萌芽</a> (méngyá))</p>
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<p>I asked a student (who happens to have the name 萌) if 蓓 and 萌 are the same, but she said they're different.  I'm not sure why though.</p>

<p>My guess from the above is that 蓓 is bud that will turn into a flower, whereas 萌 is more general, and refers to anything that sprouts.</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: What's the difference between 蓓 and 萌?</p>

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What's the difference between 蓓 (bèi) and 萌 (méng), both nouns that mean "bud"?
# What's the difference between 蓓 (bèi) and 萌 (méng), both nouns that mean "bud"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-01)

> [蓓](http://youdao.com/w/%E8%93%93) n. bud (part of [蓓蕾](http://youdao.com/w/%E8%93%93%E8%95%BE) (bèilěi))  
> [萌](http://youdao.com/w/eng/%E8%90%8C) n. bud; vt. sprout, germinate (part of [萌芽](http://youdao.com/w/%E8%90%8C%E8%8A%BD) (méngyá))

I asked a student (who happens to have the name 萌) if 蓓 and 萌 are the same, but she said they're different. I'm not sure why though.

My guess from the above is that 蓓 is bud that will turn into a flower, whereas 萌 is more general, and refers to anything that sprouts.

**Question**: What's the difference between 蓓 and 萌?

**Tags:** characters, difference

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-10-01. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Generally:

* [萌](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%90%8C) is a **verb** meaning to *bud*.
* [蓓](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%93%93) is a **noun** meaning *bud*.

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蓓 is usually just a compound character only found in the word 蓓蕾.


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