瞑 — Chinese character
瞑
míng
to close one's eyes
- Pinyin
- míng
- Radical
- 109 ⽬ (Eye)
- Strokes
- 15
- Components
- 目 冥
- Formation
- ideographic — One's eyes 目at night 冥; 冥 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 瞑 as a kanji
Common words with 瞑
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 死不瞑目 | sǐ bù míng mù | lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom); fig. to die with an unresolved grievance |
| 瞑目 | míng mù | to close one's eyes; (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.) |
| 瞑想 | míng xiǎng | to muse; to think deeply |
| 瞑眩 | míng xuàn | dizziness, nausea etc brought on as a side effect of drug treatment (Chinese medicine) |
English words written with 瞑
瞑 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 3
- Mencius 3A.1
- Zhuangzi The Evidence of Virtue Complete
- Zhuangzi Knowledge travels North
- Zhuangzi Lieh Tzŭ
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