Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 未 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
昧
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
昧
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
昧
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
昧
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
昧
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
昧
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
昧
Regular
Modern
Chinese
昧 [mèi]
to conceal; dark
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (24)
暧昧 [àimèi] #14,755
vague
暧昧 [àimèi] #14,755
vague
冒昧 [màomèi] #7,429
bold
愚昧 [yúmèi] #15,688
ignorant
暧昧关系 [àimèiguānxì] #28,676
shady relationship
暧昧关系 [àimèiguānxì] #28,676
shady relationship
愚昧无知 [yúmèiwúzhī] #34,448
stupid and ignorant (idiom)
愚昧无知 [yúmèiwúzhī] #34,448
stupid and ignorant (idiom)
素昧平生 [sùmèipíngshēng] #40,162
to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted
拾金不昧 [shíjīnbùmèi] #35,504
to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
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JAPANESE WORDS (42)
⭐ 曖昧 [あいまい] #3,380
vague
三昧 [さんまい] #21,765
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
愚昧 [ぐまい] #46,672
stupid
蒙昧 [もうまい] #47,739
ignorant
曖昧模糊 [あいまいもこ] #59,177
obscure
贅沢三昧 [ぜいたくざんまい] #63,475
indulging in every possible luxury
無知蒙昧 [むちもうまい] #65,666
unenlightened
悪行三昧 [あくぎょうざんまい] #106,246
committing every evil
放蕩三昧 [ほうとうざんまい] #108,493
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures
読書三昧 [どくしょざんまい] #112,363
being absorbed in reading
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KOREAN WORDS (1)