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Usage of the character 瞑

míng
[瞑]
  • to close (the eyes)
míngxiǎng
瞑想
[瞑想]
  • to muse
  • to think deeply
  • contemplation
  • meditation
míngxuàn
瞑眩
[瞑眩]
  • dizziness, nausea etc brought on as a side effect of drug treatment (Chinese medicine)
míngmù
瞑目
[瞑目]
  • to close one's eyes
  • (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.)
sǐbùmíngmù
死不瞑目
[死不瞑目]
  • lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom)
  • fig. to die with an unresolved grievance