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盲
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blind

HSK 6 N1
Human →Actions
máng
モウ
めくら
맹
Losing 亡 one's sight 目; 亡 also provides the pronunciation
Components
亡 deceased+ 目 eye =
盲 blind
亡 Meaning component
wáng deceased
old variant of 亡[wáng]
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目 Meaning component
mù eye
Notes
Similar Characters
丧 mourn (simp)喪 funeral (trad/jp)妄 absurd巟 a watery waste忘 forget忙 busy望 expect氓 hoodlum汒 罔 deceive肓 region between heart芒 mango虻 horsefly邙 henan盯 stare at盱 wide open eyes盹 to doze盼 await hopefully省 economize眄 to look askance
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
盲
Regular
Modern
Chinese
盲 [máng]
blind
Japanese
盲 、 瞽 (rare) めくら 同音

noun

  1. sensitive blindness; blind person
  2. sensitive illiteracy; illiterate person
  3. sensitive ignorance; ignorant person
盲 もう 同音
noun blindness
盲 めしい 同音
noun dated blindness; blind person
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
盲馬にはうなずいても目配せしても同じこと。
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
CHINESE WORDS (56)
盲目 [máng​mù] #8,392
blind
盲人 [máng​rén] #9,060
blind person
文盲 [wén​máng] #14,683
illiterate
盲点 [máng​diǎn] #17,803
blind spot
盲点 [máng​diǎn] #17,803
blind spot
扫盲 [sǎo​máng] #44,000
to wipe out illiteracy
扫盲 [sǎo​máng] #44,000
to wipe out illiteracy
盲从 [máng​cóng] #33,091
to follow blindly
盲从 [máng​cóng] #33,091
to follow blindly
盲区 [máng​qū] #37,348
blind spot
46 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (89)
⭐ 妄想 [もうそう] #3,432
delusion
⭐ 盲目 [もうもく] #17,470
blindness
⭐ 盲点 [もうてん] #18,552
blind spot (on the retina)
妄執 [もうしゅう] #25,603
deep-rooted delusion
盲目的 [もうもくてき] #27,716
blind (devotion, faith, etc.)
盲信 [もうしん] #38,117
blind acceptance
⭐ 盲腸 [もうちょう] #43,756
cecum
⭐ 盲人 [もうじん] #44,649
blind person
恋は盲目 [こいはもうもく] #47,572
reason ends where love begins
⭐ 盲導犬 [もうどうけん] #62,419
guide dog
79 more items
KOREAN WORDS (11)
맹장 #17,558
vermiform appendix; appendix
맹장염 #39,988
appendicitis
맹목
blindness
맹목적
being blind; having unconditional emotions
맹신
blind faith
맹인
blind
맹점
weak point; shortcoming; flaw
맹종
blind obedience
문맹
illiteracy
색맹
color blindness
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