盲 (máng) - blind & lacking understanding or awareness

盲Tone 2

máng ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 目

伦妙

盲 · máng

blind;

lacking understanding or awareness;

ignorant;

unseeing.

blindlacking understanding or awarenessignorant

Usage highlights

blind personblindnesscolor blindnessilliteracyblind spotblind date

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 明— bright; clear-sighted
  • 亮— bright

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He is blind (盲人).
  • She is colorblind (色盲).
  • This is a blind spot (盲点).
  • He is illiterate (文盲).

Collocations

  • blind person(盲人)
  • blindness(失明)
  • color blindness(色盲)
  • illiteracy(文盲)
  • blind spot(盲点)
  • blind date(相亲)

Idioms

  • Blind men touching an elephant(盲人摸象)
  • Blindly following others(盲人瞎马)
  • As if blind and deaf(视而不见，听而不闻)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character combines 'death' (亡) and 'eye' (目), symbolizing the loss of sight.
  • Used metaphorically to describe ignorance or lack of awareness in various contexts.

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