瞑(míng)

15 strokes

to close (the eyes)

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Character information

Pinyin
míng
Meaning
to close (the eyes)
Strokes
15
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 瞑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰目冥

One's eyes 目at night 冥; 冥 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

目mù冥míng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 瞑 step by step

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Words with 瞑

Common words using 瞑 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

míng瞑xiǎng想

to muse; to think deeply; contemplation; meditation

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míng瞑mù目

to close one's eyes; (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dyi…

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míng瞑xuàn眩

dizziness, nausea etc brought on as a side effect of drug treatment (Chines…

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sǐ死bù不míng瞑mù目

lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom)

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Related characters

From 瞑’s common words

想目眩死不

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