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瞒

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to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
15
Radical
目 +10
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
瞞
Common rank
#2,800
Unicode
U+7792

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 瞒 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

目 meaning “eye” + 㒼 sound

Components 目 艹 两

How to remember it

dissemble · Heisig RSH #2940

eyeball + flower + yoke

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 瞒

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
瞒天过海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom); to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
实不相瞒 shí bù xiāng mán truth to tell; to be quite honest...
隐瞒不报 yǐn mán bù bào to cover up (a matter that should be reported to the authorities)
瞒不过 mán bù guò cannot conceal (a matter) from (sb)
瞒上欺下 mán shàng qī xià to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom)
瞒天大谎 mán tiān dà huǎng enormous lie; whopper
瞒报 mán bào to conceal or deceive in a report; to falsify by over- or underreporting
瞒心昧己 mán xīn mèi jǐ to blot out one's conscience
隐瞒 yǐn mán to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth
瞒骗 mán piàn to deceive; to conceal
欺瞒 qī mán to fool; to hoodwink; to dupe
哄瞒 hǒng mán to deceive
瞒哄 mán hǒng to deceive; to cheat (sb)
鄋瞒 Sōu mán name of a state and its people in Shangdong in late Spring and Autumn period

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 㒼 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
㒼 sound part — average; equivalent
满 mǎn to fill; full, packed; satisfied
蹒 pán to stagger, to limp
螨 mǎn mite, insect