miǎn

丏

Character · Verb · Proper nounTraditional眄

to obscure; to look askance

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb

to obscure; to block from view; to be hidden

archaic

An archaic, literary usage. In Classical Chinese, it can mean to hide or to be concealed. It is rarely used in this sense in modern writing.

Fú浮
yún云
miǎn眄
bái白
rì日
 。

Floating clouds obscure the bright sun.

Zhēn真
xiàng相
bèi被
chén尘
āi埃
suǒ所
miǎn眄
 。

The truth is obscured by dust.

2.

proper noun

a surname

neutral

A rare Chinese surname.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
shī师
xìng姓
Miǎn眄
 。

This teacher's surname is Mian.