Memory phrase for the character: 昧

昧

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Meaning

conceal, dark, obscure

Pronunciation

 mèi

Explanation

 Left: sun/day 日, right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet")

Mnemonic
 
The day is still immature: It is still concealed in the dark.

Radicals

日 sun, dayThis radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.
未 unripe, not yetThe upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature. Otherwise it means: "the end 末".
旦 sun riseThe sun 日 is just above the horizon 一 at sunrise.
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 Vocabulary

愚昧 yú mèi  ignorant; uneducated
冒昧 mào mèi  bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of
暧昧 ài mèi  vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
暧昧 ài mèi  

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