埋

mái
#1,638 most
frequent character
cover, bury
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

埋 uses 土 dirt as the meaning part and 里 lǐ for the sound. It first meant to put something in the ground to hide it. From that it grew to bury. Read mán, it means to blame or complain, a sense borrowed for the sound.

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Example Sentences

他把种子埋在土里。
tā bǎ zhǒngzi mái zài tǔ lǐ 。
He buried the seeds in the soil.
将这个箱子埋起来，没人会找到。
jiāng zhègè xiāngzǐ mái qǐlái ， méi rén huì zhǎodào 。
Bury this box; no one will find it.
他把秘密埋在心底。
tā bǎ mìmì mái zài xīndǐ 。
He buried the secret deep in his heart.

Same Characters, Different Readings

埋mán
used in 埋怨[man2 yuan4]

Words with similar meanings

埋藏máicáng
to conceal, to bury
More formal, often used in literary contexts.
掩埋yǎnmái
to cover up, to bury
Similar meaning but can imply hiding or covering more thoroughly.

Words Starting With 埋

埋伏mái fú
ambush
埋没mái mò
oblivion
埋葬mái zàng
to bury

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