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瞎 xiā blind

blind; reckless

How to remember 瞎: 目 eye + 害 to injure = blind. Showing off with both eyes shut, the skateboarder manages to injure his knee, and his mom calls him blind.

  • HSK 8
  • 15 strokes
  • Radical 目

Component breakdown

瞎 = 目 eye + 害 to injure

  • 目 eye
  • 害 to injure
    • 𫲸
      • 宀 house
      • 丰 abundant
    • 口 mouth
The Gushi story

Showing off with both eyes shut, the skateboarder manages to injure his knee, and his mom calls him blind.

How it is used

  • Blind, and by extension aimlessly/recklessly/for nothing - 瞎子 (xiāzi) a blind person (blunt), 眼瞎 (yǎnxiā) blind.
  • As an adverb it's very common: 瞎说 (xiāshuō) to talk nonsense, 瞎猜 (xiācāi) to guess wildly, 瞎忙 (xiāmáng) to bustle about pointlessly, 瞎折腾 (xiā zhēteng) to mess around aimlessly.