失明 Chinese English dictionary 失明 translate 失明 pinyin

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失明

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
失明 shīmíng	失明 \| 失明* \| *失明	to lose one's eyesight / to become blind / blindness	HSK 7-9

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
失	失 \| 失* \| *失	5画大 + 2	shī	lose; make mistake, neglect	sat1	2503.0 HQO


明	明 \| 明* \| *明	8画日 + 4	míng	bright, light, brilliant; clear	ming4	6702.0 AB

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
失明 shīmíng	失明 \| 失明* \| *失明	to lose one's eyesight / to become blind / blindness


失 shī	失 \| 失* \| *失	to lose / to miss / to fail


明　Míng	明 \| 明* \| *明	Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God


明　míng	明 \| 明* \| *明	bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods