miǎo

literary
archaic

Meaning of

眇 means blind (originally in one eye, later in both eyes); tiny; minute; insignificant. Pronounced miǎo.

  • blind (originally in one eye, later in both eyes)
  • tiny; minute; insignificant

Character Info

Radical
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Components

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Definitions & Examples

Miǎo
néng
shì
 
néng
 

Though blind, he can see; though lame, he can walk. (from I Ching, describing apparent paradoxes)

de
zuǒ
miǎo
duō
nián
 

He has been blind in his left eye for many years.

miǎo
shì

to look at with blind eyes; to overlook; to despise