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CHINESE CHARACTER

mèi

谜

谜

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crux

Numbered pinyin
mei4
English meanings
puzzler, puzzle, rebus, crux, brain-teaser, mystery, conundrum, riddle, puzzlement, sticker, enigma, parable

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 讠; right 迷.

  • Left

    讠
  • Right

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

Decomposition reference

⿰讠迷

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

    cāimí猜谜。

    Solve riddles.

  2. 02

    yī一gè个mèi谜。

    A riddle.

  3. 03

    mídǐ谜底jiēxiǎo揭晓。

    The answer revealed.

  4. 04

    qùwèi趣味àng盎rán然。

    Full of fun.

  5. 05

    yǐn引rén人shēnsī深思。

    Thought-provoking.

  6. 06

    huǎngrándàwù恍然大悟。

    Suddenly understand.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 猜谜
  • 谜团
  • 谜底
  • 谜语