瞎

xiā
害 + 目
HSK 2.0Level 5
HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

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

Etymology

To damage 害 one's eyes 目; 害 also provides the pronunciation

About

The character 瞎 (xiā) is a phono-semantic compound: the semantic component 目 (mù) means 'eye', and the phonetic component 害 (hài) means 'to damage' while also suggesting the pronunciation. Its original, literal meaning is blindness, the physical loss of sight, directly reflecting a damaged or non-functioning eye. This concrete sense then underwent a metaphorical shift, coming to describe actions performed blindly, and by extension, behavior that is aimless, foolish, groundless, or lacking proper understanding and factual basis.

Example Sentences Hide

你别瞎说就行。

Nǐ bié xiāshuō jiù xíng.

Just don't talk nonsense.

不要瞎猜我的想法。

Búyào xiācāi wǒ de xiǎngfǎ.

Don't randomly guess my thoughts.

他总喜欢瞎搞一通。

Tā zǒng xǐhuan xiāgǎo yī tòng.

He always likes to mess around recklessly.

他瞎指挥导致项目失败。

Tā xiā zhǐhuī dǎozhì xiàngmù shībài.

His reckless command led to the project's failure.

你这是在瞎操心，没事的。

Nǐ zhè shì zài xiā cāoxīn, méi shì de.

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

别瞎琢磨他的动机了。

Bié xiā zuómo tā de dòngjī le.

Stop pointlessly overthinking his motives.

他在那儿瞎折腾了半天。

Tā zài nàr xiā zhēteng le bàntiān.

He was fiddling around pointlessly there for a long time.

这种毫无根据的瞎评论让人反感。

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

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

Related Characters

Component: 害

辖 割 豁 鎋 嗐 搳 犗 轄

Component: 目

着 看 相 目 眼 省 睛 督 睡 冒 泪 眉 瞧 盯

Example Words

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