盲人 (máng rén) — blind person | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

blind person

Measure word · 个

Examples

盲人。
Zhè tiáo lù shang yǒu zhuān mén wèi máng rén shè jì de máng dào.
This road has a tactile paving designed specifically for blind people.
盲人。
máng rén Kě yǐ tōng guò tīng shū ruǎn jiàn lái yuè dú.
Blind people can read through audiobook software.
盲人。
Xǔ duō máng rén jīng guò xùn liàn chéng wéi àn mó shī.
Many blind people become massage therapists after training.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

It names a 人, or person, who is 盲, or unable to see.

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.

亡目盲

Meaning part形符xíngfú

目目mùeye

Sound part声符shēngfú

亡

亡wáng盲máng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

盲 is made from 目, meaning “eye”, plus 亡, which gives the sound. The eye part relates to the meaning of blindness.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6 Injury & Disability People (General)

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