瞑眩
míng​xuàn

therapeutic reaction

瞑 míng, méng, mián close eyes

One's eyes 目at night 冥; 冥 also provides the pronunciation

Components

目
目 Meaning component
mù eye
冥
冥 SoundMeaning component
míng, mián, miàn dark

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmeːn
meːns
meːŋ

說文解字

翕目也。从目、冥，冥亦聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

眩 xuàn, huàn, juàn to confuse

Components

目
目 Meaning component
mù eye

eye

玄
玄 Sound component
xuán, xuàn black

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡʷeːn
ɡʷeːn
Unicodehuèn

說文解字

目無常主也。从目玄聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)