Memory phrase for the character: 冥

冥

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Meaning

dark, deep, stupid, the underworld

Pronunciation

míng

Explanation

 From top: cover 冖, sun/day 日, six 六

Mnemonic
 
(The eye protection of sunglasses?) A cover that makes the sun-light sixfold darker.

Radicals

冖 coverThis very similar radical 宀 is understood as a roof.
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.
六 six




 Vocabulary

冥王星 Míng wáng xīng  Pluto (dwarf planet)
风雨晦冥 fēng yǔ huì míng  conditions of extreme adversity (idiom)
邈冥冥 miǎo míng míng  far off; distant
邈冥冥 miǎo míng míng  far off; distant
 

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