暝
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Meaning: dark
💡 Sun (日) under cover (冥) = 'dark' like at dusk.
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Character Story & Explanation
Detective's log: Character 暝 (míng), 'dark' (especially dusk). Radical 日 (sun) + 冥 (dark, deep). Evidence shows it originally depicted the sun sinking below the horizon—the moment day turns to night. In classical texts, it often describes twilight or closing one's eyes in death. Usage is literary, not colloquial.
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