瞎 (xiā): blind
瞎 (xiā) is a Chinese character meaning “blind.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 目 (structural) and 害 (structural). It ranks #2321 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 瞎 to damage 害 one's eyes 目; 害 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 目 (eye) appears in many related characters such as 看 (kàn, to look, to see), 真 (zhēn, really), 着 (zhe, -ing, to wear).
Definitions
- blind
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo damage 害 one's eyes 目; 害 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰目害 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瞎说 | xiā shuō | to talk drivel |
| 瞎子 | xiā zi | blind person |
| 瞎扯 | xiā chě | to talk irresponsibly |
| 瞎猜 | xiā cāi | to make a wild guess |
| 瞎眼 | xiā yǎn | to be blind |
| 瞎闹 | xiā nào | to make a scene |
| 睁眼瞎 | zhēng yǎn xiā | an illiterate |
| 抓瞎 | zhuā xiā | to be caught unprepared |
| 睁着眼睛说瞎话 | zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà | (idiom) to lie through one's teeth |
| 老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 | lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què | lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom) |
| 睁眼说瞎话 | zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà | (idiom) to lie through one's teeth |
| 黑瞎子 | hēi xiā zi | black bear |
| 黑瞎子岛 | hēi xiā zi dǎo | Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk |
| 瞎子摸象 | xiā zi mō xiàng | blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) |
| 瞎猫碰上死耗子 | xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi | a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom) |
瞎 appears in 32 compound words: 66 as the first character, 9 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 瞎 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Showing 2 of 3 idioms containing 瞎.
Example Sentences
不要瞎猜，要根据事实来做判断。
Búyào xiā cāi, yào gēnjù shìshí lái zuò pànduàn.
Don't guess blindly; make judgments based on facts.
台东狼师林道猥亵!童恸喊:想换耳朵 瞎辩:测试她
tái dōng láng shī lín dào 猥 亵 ! tóng 恸 hǎn : xiǎng huàn ěr duǒ xiā biàn : cè shì tā
Taitung Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct on Forest Trail! Child Cries Out: "I Want to Cut Off My Ears"; Teacher Falsely Claims: "I Was Testing Her"
五禽戏 vs 八段锦:别瞎练!你是“猛虎”还是“懒猫”,选对才见效
wǔ qín xì v s bā duàn jǐn : bié xiā liàn ! nǐ shì měng hǔ hái shì lǎn māo , xuǎn duì cái jiàn xiào
Five Animal Exercises vs. Eight Brocades: Don’t Just Practice Blindly! Are You a “Fierce Tiger” or a “Lazy Cat”? Choose Wisely to See Results
家庭网络测速别瞎测!找对地方,一眼揪出网速拖后腿的真凶
jiā tíng wǎng lào cè sù bié xiā cè ! zhǎo duì dì fāng , yī yǎn jiū chū wǎng sù tuō hòu tuǐ de zhēn xiōng
Don’t just run random home internet speed tests! Find the right spot to pinpoint exactly what’s slowing down your connection.
...释才9天! “幻听哥”花东下手连偷5车 瞎辩理由曝
. . . shì cái 9 tiān ! huàn tīng gē huā dōng xià shǒu lián tōu 5 chē xiā biàn lǐ yóu pù
...Just 9 days after his release! "The Hallucination Guy" Strikes Again in Hualien and Taitung, Stealing 5 Cars in a Row; His Far-Fetched Excuses Exposed
毒驾男自摔躲超商!见警瞎问“这警车谁的” 下秒遭大外割制伏
dú jià nán zì shuāi duǒ chāo shāng ! jiàn jǐng xiā wèn zhè jǐng chē shéi de xià miǎo zāo dà wài gē zhì fú
The drug driver man fell and hid in the supermarket! Seeing the police, he asked "whose police car is this" and was subdued by the big foreign cut in the next second
不是瞎说，我这份工作真是没劲！
Bù shì xiāshuō, wǒ zhè fèn gōngzuò zhēnshi méijìn!
Do not talk nonsense, My job is very boring!
这可怜的女孩瞎了。
Zhè kělián de nǚhái xiā le.
The poor girl went blind.
这只狗的一只眼睛瞎了。
Zhè zhī gǒu de yī zhī yǎnjing xiā le.
The dog is blind in one eye.
事先打个招呼，别叫我临时抓瞎。
Shìxiān dǎ gè zhāohu, bié jiào wǒ línshí zhuāxiā.
Let me know beforehand instead of springing it on me at the last minute.
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