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Character Decomposition
盲=亡+目
Etymology
Losing 亡 one's sight 目; 亡 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
blind
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Words with 盲 123 total
person who is ignorant about science and technology · scientific illiteracy科盲kē mángappendix (anatomy) · cecum盲肠máng chángto follow blindly · to conform slavishly · unthinking obedience盲从máng cóng(fig.) (of one's actions) blind; unthinking盲目máng mùblind person盲人máng rénbraille · literature in braille盲文máng wénbraille盲字máng zìnight blindness雀盲què mángto wipe out illiteracy扫盲sǎo mángto acquire literacy · to throw off blindness脱盲tuō máng
Idioms with 盲 22 total Chain
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra); fig. unable to see the big picture · to mistake the part for the whole · unable to see the wood for the trees盲人摸象máng rén mō xiànglit. a blind man riding a blind horse (idiom) · fig. to act recklessly and blindly, courting danger盲人骑瞎马máng rén qí xiā mǎ
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