Definitions

xiā (adjective) blind
xiā (adverb) foolishly; recklessly

Etymology

To damage  one's eyes  also provides the pronunciation

About

The character 瞎, meaning blind, is structured with the eye radical 目 on the left and the component 害 on the right, which conveys the sense of harm or damage, thus etymologically indicating an eye that has been injured. This compositional logic has consistently pointed to a loss of sight, and while the character may have initially encompassed a wider range of visual defects, its meaning has narrowed to specifically denote blindness in modern usage. The form itself, built from these components, has not undergone significant alteration in its written representation.

Example Sentences Hide

你别说就行。

Nǐ bié xiāshuō jiù xíng.

Just don't talk nonsense.

不要猜我的想法。

Búyào xiācāi wǒ de xiǎngfǎ.

Don't randomly guess my thoughts.

他总喜欢搞一通。

Tā zǒng xǐhuan xiāgǎo yī tòng.

He always likes to mess around recklessly.

指挥导致项目失败。

Tā xiā zhǐhuī dǎozhì xiàngmù shībài.

His reckless command led to the project's failure.

你这是在操心,没事的。

Nǐ zhè shì zài xiā cāoxīn, méi shì de.

You are worrying for no reason; it's fine.

琢磨他的动机了。

Bié xiā zuómo tā de dòngjī le.

Stop pointlessly overthinking his motives.

他在那儿折腾了半天。

Tā zài nàr xiā zhēteng le bàntiān.

He was fiddling around pointlessly there for a long time.

这种毫无根据的评论让人反感。

Zhè zhǒng háo wú gēnjù de xiā pínglùn ràng rén fǎngǎn.

This kind of baseless, reckless commentary is off-putting.