盲

• Physical: Total or partial loss of sight; blindness.
• Metaphorical: A lack of discernment, insight, or perception (e.g., a failure to perceive the Dao or the actual state of affairs).

• Attributive: Used to describe a person or an approach/policy (e.g., a shortsighted strategy).
• Noun: Refers to the blind as a collective class of people.
• Verbal Use: Rare; typically functions as an ellipsis meaning "to be blind to" or "to lack sight of."

• vs. 晦 (huì): 盲 refers to a deficit in the observer, whereas 晦 refers to a deficit in the light or object (obscurity/darkness).
• vs. 瞎 (xiā): In ancient texts, 盲 is the formal and categorical term; 瞎 tends to be more colloquial or descriptive of specific dysfunction.

Composed of 目 (eye) and 亡 (to perish/be lost), emphasizing a state of deprivation—the disappearance of the eye's function.

盲 describes a state of deprivation (the "lost" function of the eye). If the text refers to the active process of blinding or obscuring vision, look for complementary glyphs rather than 盲 itself.