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close eyes

HSK 10
Human →Body
míng
メイ、ベン、ミョウ、ミン、メン
めい.する、つぶ.る、つむ.る、くら.い
명, 면
One's eyes 目at night 冥; 冥 also provides the pronunciation
Components
目 eye+ 冥 gloomy =
瞑 close eyes
目 Meaning component
mù eye
冥 Meaning component
míng gloomy
old variant of 冥[míng]
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Notes
Similar Characters
盯 stare at盱 wide open eyes盲 blind盹 to doze盼 await hopefully省 economize眄 to look askance眇 blind in one eye眈 gloat看 look at県 county (jp)眍 sunken (simp)眎 view (archaic)眙 to gaze at眚 disease of the eyes眠 slumber眡 blurred sight眢 eyes without brightness眥 eye sockets (trad)眦 eye sockets (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
瞑
Regular
Modern
Chinese
瞑 [míng]
to close (the eyes)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
瞑目 [míng​mù] #28,710
close one's eyes in death and die contentedly
死不瞑目 [sǐ​bù​míng​mù] #40,609
dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); to die with a remaining grievance
瞑想 [míng​xiǎng]
to muse
瞑眩 [míng​xuàn]
dizziness, nausea etc brought on as a side effect of drug treatment (Chinese medicine)
JAPANESE WORDS (16)
目をつぶる [めをつぶる] #8,620
to shut one's eyes
⭐ 瞑想 [めいそう] #18,356
meditation (with closed eyes)
⭐ 瞑る [つぶる] #21,563
to close (one's eyes)
瞑目 [めいもく] #26,045
closing one's eyes
冥々 [めいめい] #127,296
dark
瞑想法 [めいそうほう] #140,312
meditation method
瞑眩 [めいけん] #167,378
dizziness
瞑目合掌 [めいもくがっしょう] #179,144
closing one's eyes and joining one's hands together in prayer
瞑想家 [めいそうか] #196,847
meditator
瞑する [めいする] #209,774
to close one's eyes
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