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CHINESE CHARACTER

mì

蜜

蜜

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honey

Numbered pinyin
mi4
English meanings
honey

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 宓; bottom 虫.

  • Top

    宓
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    • Top

      宀
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    • Bottom

      必
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  • Bottom

    虫

Meaning & sound clues

虫 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “insect”.

宓 is identified as the sound component (mì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 蜜.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱宓虫

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    fēngmì蜂蜜。

    Honey.

  2. 02

    tián甜tiánmì甜蜜mì蜜。

    Sweet and sweet.

  3. 03

    gān甘tián甜kěkǒu可口。

    Sweet and tasty.

  4. 04

    tiānrán天然yíngyǎng营养。

    Natural and nutritious.

  5. 05

    zīrùn滋润yǎngshēng养生。

    Nourishing.

  6. 06

    shēnghuó生活tiánměi甜美。

    A sweet life.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 甜蜜
  • 蜂蜜
  • 蜜月
  • 蜜蜂