懂中文 Dong Chinese

昧

mèi

obscure

Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 未 represents the sound.

Components
日 meaning component

日  Meaning component

rì

  

sun

未 sound component

未  Sound component

wèi

  

not yet

Evolution

昧 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
昧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
昧 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
昧 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

昧  

mèi

obscure, dark; darken; to conceal; dark

Most common words with 昧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

暧昧

vague

冒昧

bold

愚昧

ignorant

昧

dark

暧昧关系

affair