谜

mí · mèi

riddle

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 11 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢谈证谋

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Character Decomposition

谜=讠+迷

Etymology

Bewitching 迷 words 讠; 迷 also provides the pronunciation

Meanings2 pronunciations

mí

riddle

mèi

see mèi r, riddle

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Words with 谜 30 total

riddle · conundrum · CL: tiáo谜语mí yǔ puzzle · mystery哑谜yǎ mí letter puzzle字谜zì mí riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)灯谜dēng mí to answer a riddle · to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)猜谜cāi mí to solve the riddle解谜jiě mí (neologism) (slang) (attributive) mysterious; enigmatic (calque from Japanese 謎の "nazo no")谜之mí zhī riddle谜儿mèi r riddle · enigma · unpredictable situation · elusive matters谜团mí tuán answer to a riddle谜底mí dǐ enigmatic谜样mí yàng riddle谜面mí miàn

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