What does 谜 mean in Chinese?

谜 (mí) means "riddle" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 谜?

谜 is pronounced "mí" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What HSK level is 谜?

谜 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 谜?

Common words with 谜 include 哑谜 (puzzle), 字谜 (letter puzzle), 灯谜 (riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)), 解谜 (to solve the riddle), 谜儿 (riddle).

How do you write 谜?

You can practice writing 谜 using our stroke order tool.

谜 (mí), riddle

谜

mí

riddle

Traditional: 謎

Character Breakdown

Radical: 言 (no. 149)Traditional: 謎

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Definitions

riddle

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 谜

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
哑谜	yǎ mí	puzzle
字谜	zì mí	letter puzzle
灯谜	dēng mí	riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)
解谜	jiě mí	to solve the riddle
谜儿	mèi r	riddle
谜团	mí tuán	riddle
谜底	mí dǐ	answer to a riddle
谜样	mí yàng	enigmatic
谜语	mí yǔ	riddle
谜题	mí tí	puzzle

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Related Words

猜谜儿(cāi mí r)· guess a riddle

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破译(pò yì)· to break a code

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竞猜(jìng cāi)· to try to answer a question (in a quiz, guessing game, riddle etc)

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解谜(jiě mí)· to solve the riddle

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HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

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谜

mí