| 瞑 | |||
| close eyes | |||
| Radical | 目 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 10 | Total Strokes | 15 |
| Mandarin reading | míng mǐng mián miàn méng | Cantonese reading | ming4 ming5 |
| Japanese on reading | mei myou min | Japanese kun reading | kurai |
| Korean reading | myeng myen | Vietnamese reading | thằn manh |
| 瞑 | [ míng ] to close (the eyes) |
| 瞑想 | [ míng xiǎng ] to muse, to think deeply, contemplation, meditation |
| 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.) |
| 瞑眩 | [ míng xuàn ] dizziness, nausea etc brought on as a side effect of drug treatment (Chinese medicine) |
| ⇒ 死不瞑目 | [ sǐ bù míng mù ] lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom), fig. to die with an unresolved grievance |