blind

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally written as 𠑹, which depicts a blind person holding a cane with a missing lower eyelid.

Components
鼓 sound component

  Sound component

  

drum

目 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

eye

Evolution

瞽 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
瞽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
瞽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

blind; blind musician; stupid; undiscerning