Chinese Word: 昧 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

昧HSK 6

Pinyin: mèi

English Definition: to conceal; dark

Chinese Definition:
①暗，不明：幽昧。昧旦(清晨还未明亮时)。
②昏，糊涂，不明白：愚昧。蒙昧。素昧平生(一向不认识)。
③目不明：“目不别五色之章为昧”。
④隐藏，隐瞒：暧昧。昧心(违背良心做坏事)。
⑤冒犯：冒昧(多作谦辞)。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 日

Pictophonetic:未 indicates the sound; 日 (sun) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 日 [ rì ] sun; day; daytime
- 未 [ wèi ] not yet; 8th terrestrial branch

Similar Characters: 妹咪味昩

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愚昧HSK 6	yú mèi	ignorant; uneducated; ignorance
暧昧HSK 6	ài mèi	vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
冒昧	mào mèi	bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of
蒙昧	méng mèi	uncultured; uncivilized; God-forsaken; ignorant; illiterate
拾金不昧	shí jīn bù mèi	to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner