be blinded

HSK 10

mī

ベイ、マイ、ビ、ミ

くる.む

Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 米 represents the sound. Simplified form of 瞇.

Components

眯 be blinded

目 Meaning component

mù eye

米 Phonetic component

mǐ rice

hulled or husked uncooked rice

Notes

Historical Evolution

Bronze

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

眯

Regular

Modern

Chinese

眯 [mí]

to blind (as with dust); Taiwan pr. [mǐ]

Example Sentences

CHINESE WORDS (6)