瞒 mán to deceive
to deceive; to lie; to conceal from
How to remember 瞒: 目 eye + 𬜯 scales = to deceive. Looking his mum in the eye, the boy swears the scales on his sleeve are not from the missing goldfish, hoping to deceive her.
Component breakdown
瞒 = 目 eye + 𬜯 scales
- 目 eye
- 𬜯 scales
Looking his mum in the eye, the boy swears the scales on his sleeve are not from the missing goldfish, hoping to deceive her.
How it is used
- To hide the truth from / deceive by concealment - 隐瞒 (yǐnmán) to conceal (facts), 欺瞒 (qīmán) to deceive.
- 瞒着某人 (mánzhe mǒurén) means to keep something from someone: 别瞒着我 (bié mánzhe wǒ) don't hide it from me; 瞒天过海 (mántiān-guòhǎi) to pull off a big deception.