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矇

简蒙 · 繁矇

Mandarin · pinyin mēng#

to deceive
to cheat
to hoodwink
to make a wild guess

Mandarin · pinyin méng#

blind
dim-sighted

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矇: Look up this written character
蒙: méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃

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to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to make a wild guess

character

(literary) blind

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