溟

Information about character(s)

Radical: 水
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 13

Pronunciation

Pinyin: míng, mǐng, mì
Cantonese: ming4
JapaneseKun: KURAI UMI
JapaneseOn: MEI
Korean: MYENG

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: drizzling rain; dark, obscure

CE-Dict: to drizzle/sea

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.drizzle
2.vast; boundless
3.the sea; the ocean

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《水部》溟小雨溟溟也。从水冥聲。

康熙字典文字版 【巳集上】【水字部】溟
【唐韻】莫經切【集韻】【韻會】忙經切，並音冥。【說文】小雨溟溟也。【揚子·太𤣥經】密雨溟沐。【註】溟沐，漸漬潤澤之意。　又海也。【十洲記】東王所居處，山外有員海。員海水色正黑，謂之溟海。通作冥。【莊子·逍遙遊】北溟有魚。　又瀴溟，水勢絕遠杳冥之貌。【木華·海賦】經途瀴溟。　又巊溟，山氣暗昧之狀。【左思·吳都賦】巊溟鬱𡶒。　又杳溟，水勢渺深激蕩也。【郭璞·江賦】雷註杳溟。　又【廣韻】【正韻】莫迥切【集韻】【韻會】母迥切，𠀤音茗。與瀴同。　又【集韻】莫逖切，音覓。亦小雨也。

Han-De-Dict: träufeln, nieseln (u.E.)

Finnish: tihkuttaa vettä taivaalta; suuri, rajatan; meri, järvi