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Meaning of 暗

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暗 (Trad.: 闇)HSK 5
Pinyin: àn
English Definition: dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark; to close (a door); to eclipse; muddled; stupid; ignorant; variant of 暗
Chinese Definition:
①不亮,没有光,与“明”相对:黑暗。暗淡(a.不光明;b.喻景象悲惨)。阴暗。暗无天日。
②不公开的,隐藏不露的:暗藏。暗号。暗杀。暗娼。暗沟。暗含(做事、说话包含某种意思而未明白说出)。暗流(a.流动的地下水;b.喻潜伏的思想倾向或社会动态)。明察暗访。
③愚昧,糊涂:暗昧。暗弱(愚昧软弱)。兼听则明,偏信则暗。
Synonym: 黑
Antonyms: 明 亮
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 日
Pictophonetic:音 indicates the sound; 日 (sun) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 日 [ rì ] sun; day; daytime
    • 音 [ yīn ] sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
Similar Characters: 喈 喑
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Example Words
黑暗HSK 5 hēi àn dark; darkly; darkness
暗暗HSK 5 àn àn secretly; inwardly
暗中 àn zhōng in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously
暗示HSK 6 àn shì to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint
暗地 àn dì secretly; inwardly
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Example Sentences
1
她害怕黑暗
。
She is afraid of the dark.
2
她被黑暗吞噬
。
She was swallowed by darkness
3
他藏在暗处观察着周围
。
He hid in the dark and watched the surroundings.
4
直接询问比暗示更有效
。
Direct inquiry is more effective than implication
5
这个房间很暗
,
我需要开灯
。
This room is dark, I need to turn on the light.