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míng

to close one's eyes

💡 Ideographic: One's eyes 目at night 冥; 冥 also provides the pronunciation

HSK 15 strokes Uncommon (43%)

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Component Breakdown

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目

mù

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

冥

míng

dark, gloomy, night; deep

⿰目冥 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

mù

目

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

📷 Pictographic: An eye drawn on its side

5 strokes HSK 3

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

míng

冥

dark, gloomy, night; deep

💡 Ideographic: The sun 日, covered 冖, with 六 providing the pronunciation

10 strokes

mì

冖

cover

📷 Pictographic: A cover-cloth

2 strokes

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

liù

六

six

4 strokes HSK 1

tóu

亠

lid, cover; head

2 strokes

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 瞑 (5)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

瞑目 ↗

míngmù

close one's eyes in death and die contentedly

míngmù

瞑目 ↗

close one's eyes in death and die contentedly

to muse / to think deeply / contemplation / meditation

míngxiǎng

瞑想 ↗

to muse / to think deeply / contemplation / meditation

瞑眩 ↗

míngxuàn

dizziness, nausea etc brought on as a side effect of drug treatment (Chinese medicine)

míngxuàn

瞑眩 ↗

dizziness, nausea etc brought on as a side effect of drug treatment (Chinese medicine)

死不瞑目 ↗

sǐbùmíngmù

dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); to die with a remaining grievance

sǐbùmíngmù

死不瞑目 ↗

dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); to die with a remaining grievance