Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Toad (mǐn) Kangxi strokes: 23 Page 1524, Entry 23 Pronounced meng (rising tone). Goumeng is a city-state in the State of Lu. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Fifteenth Year of Duke Wen: A man broke into the city gate of Goumeng. Also pronounced meng (flat tone). Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Meng means dim or obscure. The character is composed of the semantic element for dark and the phonetic element for toad, which also provides the sound.