盲 meaning and stroke order
Blind; shortsighted; unperceptive
How to write 盲, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 盲
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- blind
How 盲 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Losing 亡 one's sight 目; 亡 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 目 (eye), shared by 100 characters on this site.
How to remember 盲
The top part is 亡 (wáng), meaning lost or gone, sitting on top of 目 (mù), the eye. When the eye's sight is lost, a person is blind, and 亡 also hints at the sound máng.
盲 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese and usually appears in words like 盲人 (mángrén, blind person), 文盲 (wénmáng, illiterate), and 色盲 (sèmáng, color-blind). It is also used figuratively for acting without thinking, as in 盲目. Example: 不要盲目跟风。(Bú yào mángmù gēnfēng.) Don't blindly follow the trend.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 盲 (máng) with 忙 (máng, busy) because they sound the same and both contain 亡. Remember that 盲 has 目 (eye) at the bottom, while 忙 has the heart radical 忄 on the left.
Common words with 盲
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
盲 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 盲
How many strokes are in 盲?
盲 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 盲 mean?
盲 (máng) means blind; shortsighted; unperceptive. A common word with it is 盲人 (mángrén), meaning "blind person".
How do you pronounce 盲?
盲 is pronounced máng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 盲?
The radical of 盲 is 目, which carries the idea of "eye". Dictionaries list 盲 under this radical.
Is 盲 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 盲 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is 盲人 a polite way to say blind person?
Yes, 盲人 is the standard neutral term and is used in public signs and news. Avoid the old word 瞎子 (xiāzi), which sounds rude.
What does 文盲 mean literally?
It literally means blind to writing, so a person who cannot read. People also use it jokingly, as in 电脑盲 (diànnǎománg), someone who knows nothing about computers.