瞽 Stroke Order

瞽 [gǔ] 1. Blind person; blind man. Blind person, blind man: “Li Lou is said to be blind.” 2. Blind; lacking sight. Blind: “The blind person.” 3. Ancient musician. Ancient musician; in ancient times, blind people were made to serve as musicians, thus the term is a synonym for musical officials. 4. Lacking insight; ignorant; as in the phrase "discarding the old for the young is called 瞽." Lacking understanding; ignorant of the world. 5. Stupid; lacking recognition. Lacking recognition: "Though blind, still having eyes." 6. Drum; a musical instrument that is hollow and cylindrical, covered on both ends with skin, struck to produce sound. 7. Example uses: A. 瞽目 (blind eyes; blind person) B. 瞽者 (person who is blind) C. 瞽旷 (referring to teachers who are blind) D. 瞽目先生 (storyteller who is blind) 引: 1. "Shuo Wen": 瞽 means having eyes but lacking insight. 2. "Book of Documents, Yao Dian": The blind are referred to as 瞽. 3. "Xunzi, Jie Bi": The blind person looks up but cannot see the stars. 4. Ming dynasty, Liu Ji's "Words of the Orange Seller": To deceive the ignorant and blind. Example uses of ignorance: A. 瞽说 (foolish talk). B. 瞽言 (foolish words). Derived from: - 短视 (short-sighted). - 目 but without sight. Additional ancient references: 1. "Book of Rites": A blind person playing the drum; common man running away. 2. "Zhuangzi, Xioa Yao You": The blind cannot share in observing the standard of literature.