冥 (ming4 ming5 | ming2) : dim; dull; profound; underworld

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冥

ming4 ming5

ming2

[1] [adj] dim; dusky; murky
[2] [adj] dull; stupid; thickheaded
[3] [adj] deep; profound; serious
[4] [n] underworld; nether world

Jyutping ming4 is standard reading; ming5 is variant. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 冖 (#14)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

冥

This word has been viewed 4501 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Oct 2013 15:23

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冥王星 ming4 wong4 sing1 ming2 wang2 xing1 = Planet Pluto

冥婚 ming4 fan1 ming2 hun1 = Marriage in the Hades, ghost marriage

冥想 ming4 soeng2 ming2 xiang3 = deep thought; meditation

冥鈔 ming4 caau1 ming2 chao1 = joss paper

冥壽 ming4 sau6 = to celebrate the birthday of someone after they have died

冥冥之中 ming5 ming5 zi1 zung1 ming2 ming2 zhi1 zhong1 = in the unseen world; predestined

冥頑不靈 ming4 waan4 bat1 ling4 ming2 wan2 bu4 ling2 = dimwitted; obstinate; thickheaded; inflexible

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Decimal representation of this word: 冥
Unicode code for this character: U+51a5 (off-site link)

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