盲
máng
#2,075 most
frequent character
blind
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
盲 máng combines 亡 wáng, 'have not; forget', with 目 eye. Losing sight gives the first meaning, 'to lose one's sight'. From there it grew to 'blind'. 亡 wáng also supplies the sound.
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