懂中文 Dong Chinese

冥

míng

dark

Depicts a cover (冖/宀) over the sun (日). 宀 also provides the pronunciation. The purpose of the bottom 六 component is unclear.

Components
宀 sound,iconic component

宀  Sound Iconic component

mián

  

roof

日 iconic component

日  Iconic component

rì

  

sun

六 unknown component

六  Unknown component

liù

  

six

Originally written as 大.

Evolution

冥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
冥 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
冥 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

冥  

míng

dark, gloomy, night; deep; dark; stupid; the underworld

冥 (㝠) 

míng

old variant of 冥[míng]

Most common words with 冥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

冥

dark

冥王星

Pluto (dwarf planet)

冥想

to meditate

冥冥之中

in the unseen world of spirits

幽冥

dark

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

瞑 溟

Sound component in 4 characters (0 verified)

瞑 螟 暝 蓂