How to write 昧
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Meaning of 昧
Pinyin
mèi
Radical
日
Strokes
9
Definition
conceal / dark
Usage
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昧 [mèi]
1. Obscure; dark, unclear.
- 暗，不明：幽昧。昧旦（early morning when it is not yet bright）。
2. Confused; ignorant, unsure.
- 昏，糊涂，不明白：愚昧。蒙昧。素昧平生（一向不认识）。
3. Blind or unable to see clearly.
- 目不明：“目不别五色之章为昧”。
4. Conceal; to hide, to deceive.
- 隐藏，隐瞒：暧昧。昧心（acting against one's conscience）。
5. Offend.
- 冒犯：冒昧（often used as a modest expression）。
【本义】: 昏暗不明
- The original meaning is dark and unclear.
【造字法】: 形声。从日，未声。从日，与光线有关。
- Character formation: it is a phono-semantic compound with components relating to the sun and obscurity.
Usage examples:
1. 目不明的样子 ([En.] blind)
- 如: 眼不明。
2. 愚昧; 糊涂 ([En.] be ignorant of; have hazy notions about)
- 如: 昧陋 (ignorant); 昧错 (confused and thus making mistakes)。
3. Conceal; hide; delude.
- 如: 昧公义 (suppressing justice); 昧心咒 (oath taken with a guilty conscience); 昧蔽 (conceal); 昧诡 (mysterious; secret).
4. Do evil against.
- 如: 昧信 (betraying trust); 昧良心 (against one's conscience).
5. Be greedy for.
- 如: 昧利 (greedy for profits); 昧私 (greedy for private gain).
6. Offense.
- 如: 昧死 (to take a risk; to make an offense); 昧犯 (to offend).
Quotes and references:
1. "昧，冥也。" - from "Guangya", indicating it means dark or hidden.
2. "君昧爽而栉冠。" - from "Xunzi", meaning during dawn when it is still dark.
3. "耳不听五声之和为聋，目不别五色之章为昧。" - from "Zuo Zhuan", illustrating blindness and confusion.
to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted / a complete stranger / not to know sb from Adam
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Input Method for 昧
Pinyin
mei4
Wubi
jfiy|jfy
Cangjie
ajd
Zhengma
kbko
Four Corner
65090
Unicode
U+6627
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