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U+7791, 瞑
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7791

[U+7790]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+7792]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 109, +10, 15 strokes, cangjie input 月山月日金 (BUBAC), four-corner 67080, composition )

  1. close eyes

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 815, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23600
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1228, character 14
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2508, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+7791

Chinese

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simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *meːn, *meːns, *meːŋ) and ideogrammic compound (會意会意) : (eye) + phonetic (OC *meːŋ, dark) – to close one's eyes.

Pronunciation 1

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Note:
  • bêng - literary;
  • mî/mêe - vernacular.

    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 2/3
    Initial () (4)
    Final () (125)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division () IV
    Fanqie
    Baxter meng
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /meŋ/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /meŋ/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /mɛŋ/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /mɛjŋ/
    Li
    Rong
    /meŋ/
    Wang
    Li
    /mieŋ/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /mieŋ/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    míng
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    ming4
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character
    Reading # 3/3
    No. 9204
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    0
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*meːŋ/

    Definitions

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    1. to close one's eyes
    2. (literary, of eyesight) dim

    Compounds

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    Pronunciation 2

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    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 3/3
    Initial () (4)
    Final () (85)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division () IV
    Fanqie
    Baxter menH
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /menH/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /menH/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /mɛnH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /mɛnH/
    Li
    Rong
    /menH/
    Wang
    Li
    /mienH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /mienH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    miàn
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    min6
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character
    Reading # 2/3
    No. 9194
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    2
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*meːns/
    Notes

    Definitions

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    1. Only used in 暝眩.

    Pronunciation 3

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    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 1/3
    Initial () (4)
    Final () (85)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division () IV
    Fanqie
    Baxter men
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /men/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /men/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /mɛn/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /mɛn/
    Li
    Rong
    /men/
    Wang
    Li
    /mien/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /mien/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    mián
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    min4
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character
    Reading # 1/3
    No. 9193
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    2
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*meːn/

    Definitions

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    1. Alternative form of (to sleep; to nap)

    References

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    Japanese

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    Kanji

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    (Hyōgai kanji)

    1. to close one's eyes; to pass away
      Synonym:
    2. dim; dark
    3. blind person

    Readings

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    From Middle Chinese (MC meng); compare Mandarin (míng):

    • Go-on: みょう (myō)みやう (myau, historical)
    • Kan-on: めい (mei)めい (mei, historical)

    From Middle Chinese (MC menH); compare Mandarin (miàn):

    Unknown: (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?)

    From native Japanese roots:

    Compounds

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    Korean

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    Hanja

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    (myeong, myeon) (hangeul , , revised myeong, myeon, McCune–Reischauer myŏng, myŏn, Yale myeng, myen)

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    Vietnamese

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    Han character

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    : Hán Nôm readings: manh

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