Depicts two hands (𠬜) opening a woman's legs with a baby's head protruding out of it. Based on the original meaning "to give birth to a child", now written as 娩. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
𠬜 Iconic component
pān to climb
to climb [ancient form of 攀]
Depicts two hands facing away from each other. Modern form looks like 六.
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Historical Evolution
冥
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
冥
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
冥
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
冥
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
冥
Seal
Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
冥
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
冥
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
冥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
冥 [míng]
dark; deep; stupid; the underworld
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
冥 めい
Mei female given name
CHINESE WORDS (32)
冥王星 [Míngwángxīng] #10,958
Pluto (dwarf planet)
冥想 [míngxiǎng] #11,483
to meditate
冥冥之中 [míngmíngzhīzhōng] #31,058
in the unseen world of spirits
幽冥 [yōumíng] #32,614
dark
冥府 [míngfǔ] #32,421
underworld
苦思冥想 [kǔsīmíngxiǎng] #55,158
to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
冥思苦想 [míngsīkǔxiǎng] #42,722
to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
冥币 [míngbì] #45,831
false paper money burned as an offering to the dead
冥币 [míngbì] #45,831
false paper money burned as an offering to the dead
冥顽不灵 [míngwánbùlíng] #57,703
stupid
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JAPANESE WORDS (44)
⭐ 暗い [くらい] #881
dark
⭐ 瞑想 [めいそう] #18,356
meditation (with closed eyes)
冥府 [めいふ] #24,981
realm of the dead
冥界 [めいかい] #27,405
hades
冥利に尽きる [みょうりにつきる] #36,019
to feel blessed to be in one's position
冥福を祈る [めいふくをいのる] #42,143
to pray for the repose of someone's soul
冥土の土産 [めいどのみやげ] #43,649
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife
冥王 [めいおう] #45,336
Hades (god)
冥土 [めいど] #49,138
Hades
頑迷 [がんめい] #52,562
bigoted
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KOREAN WORDS (1)