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Keyword
to close
  • to close one's eyes
Frequency
#4481
Strokes
15
Readings
míng
Mnemonic
One's eyes 目at night 冥; 冥 also provides the pronunciation
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Used in vocabulary
死不瞑目sǐbùmíngmù
lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom); fig. to die with an unresolved grievance
瞑目míngmù
to close one's eyes; (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.)
瞑míng
to close (the eyes)