Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 鼓 represents the sound. Originally written as 𠑹, which depicts a blind person holding a cane with a missing lower eyelid.
Components
目 Meaning component
mù eye
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Similar Characters
臌 dropsical swelling鼙 drum carried on horseback鼕 rattle of drums (trad)鼗 a drum-shaped rattle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
Historical Evolution
瞽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
瞽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
瞽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
瞽
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
瞽
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
瞽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
瞽 [gǔ]
blind; undiscerning
Japanese
noun
- blindness; blind person
- illiteracy; illiterate person
- ignorance; ignorant person
Example Sentences