míng
adjective #7,060

Meanings

  1. 1 dark; dim
  2. 2 the underworld; the netherworld
  3. 3 deep; profound

Examples

Tā zài míngmíng zhī zhōng gǎndào yī zhǒng lìliàng.
He felt a mysterious force in the unseen.
Tā zuò zài nàlǐ míngxiǎng.
She sat there meditating.

Tips

usage
often appears in compound words: 冥想 (meditation), (mysterious/unseen), (underworld). It carries a sense of darkness, depth, and the supernatural.
memory
The character has (cover) on top and (sun) — the sun covered up, hence darkness and the unseen world.

Stroke Order

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