迷蒙 (mí méng) — hazy, misty, indistinct (of scenery, vision); dazed, confused (of one's mental state)

Definition

An adjective for things that look hazy or fuzzy (scenery, mist) or for someone whose mind is dazed and not fully alert. Closer to written Chinese than 模糊, which means 'vague/blurred' in the abstract sense.

adjective
hazymistyindistinct (of scenery, vision)dazedconfused (of one's mental state)

Examples

  • 迷蒙。
    Qīng chén de hú miàn lǒng zhào zài yí piàn mí méng de wù qì zhōng.
    The lake surface at dawn was shrouded in a hazy mist.
  • ，迷蒙，。
    Tā gāng shuì xǐng, yǎn shén mí méng, hái méi wán quán qīng xǐng.
    He had just woken up, his eyes dazed, not fully awake yet.
  • 迷蒙。
    Yuǎn shān zài yǔ wù zhōng xiǎn de mí méng ér shén mì.
    The distant mountains appeared hazy and mysterious in the rain and fog.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

迷míbewildered
蒙méngobscured

迷 (“bewildered”) and 蒙 (“obscured”) together give a hazy, dazed sense.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
米
米mǐ迷mí
Same sound today

迷 uses 辵, the walking part, and 米, which gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
冡
冡měng蒙méng
Same sound today

蒙 combines 艹 (grass) with 冡, which supplies the sound.

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