The story of 寞

lonesome

寞 is composed of 宀 and 莫. 宀 is the picture of an ancient house, while 莫 depicts the lowering sun being covered by grass, light dims at sunset and will be gone very soon, a man stays at home and waits for the darkness, so lonely.

Vocabulary of 寞

  • 寂寞 (lonesome)

Classification

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