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昧
mèi
1. to conceal
2. dark
Common • Top 18% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

昧
mèi
dark, hidden, obscure
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (17)

三昧
sānmèi
Samadhi (Buddhist term)
冒昧
màomèi
bold
愚昧
yúmèi
ignorant
HSK 6
昧心
mèixīn
against one's conscience
昧旦
mèidàn
the time just before daybreak
昧死
mèisǐ
to risk one's life
昧没
mèimò
veiled
暗昧
ànmèi
obscure
暧昧
àimèi
vague
HSK 6
蒙昧
méngmèi
uncultured
昧良心
mèiliángxīn
it goes against one's conscience
不揣冒昧
bùchuǎimàomèi
to venture to
愚昧无知
yúmèiwúzhī
stupid and ignorant (idiom)
拾金不昧
shíjīnbùmèi
to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
暧昧关系
àimèiguānxì
shady relationship
素昧平生
sùmèipíngshēng
to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted
蒙昧无知
méngmèiwúzhī
benighted (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,375
Word Frequency Rank
15,271 of 84,292

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