谜

謎
mí
#2,466 most
frequent character
puzzle
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

谜 has 讠 speech as the meaning part and 迷 mí as both meaning and sound. It first meant a riddle or confusing words. The meaning grew to conundrum and mystery. It is also read mì.

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Example Sentences

这个谜很难，我想了很久才解开。
zhègè mí hěn nán ， wǒxiǎng le hěnjiǔ cái jiěkāi 。
This puzzle is difficult; I thought for a long time before solving it.
她给我出了一个有趣的谜。
tā gěi wǒ chūle yígè yǒuqù de mí 。
She gave me an interesting puzzle.
他喜欢挑战各种谜题。
tā xǐhuān tiǎozhàn gèzhǒng mítí 。
He likes to challenge various puzzles.

Words with similar meanings

难题nántí
difficult problem
This term refers to a challenging question or problem, similar in usage but can imply a more specific type of challenge.
谜题mítí
riddle
This word is more specific than '谜' as it is often used to refer to riddles, typically requiring clever thinking.

Words Starting With 谜

谜语mí yǔ
riddle; conundrum

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