謎
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mí · riddle, puzzle, conundrum

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

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言Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 謎

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Example sentences

Notice where 謎 sits in each complete thought.

Tā de sǐ yīn réng rán shì yí gè mí.他的死因仍然是一個謎。

The cause of his death still remains a mystery.

Source: Tatoeba #521957 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài tā mén shēn shàng fā shēng le shén mó réng rán shì gè mí.在他們身上發生了什麽仍然是個謎。

What happened to them is still a mystery.

Source: Tatoeba #686644 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ néng jiě kāi zhè gè mí má?你能解開這個謎嗎?

Can you solve this puzzle?

Source: Tatoeba #6145406 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jī nián yǒu guān xīn lǐ zhī mí de xīn lǐ kǒng bù piàn hěn rè mén.這幾年有關心理之謎的心理恐怖片很熱門。

Psycho-horror films dealing with the mysteries of human psychology are popular these days.

Source: Tatoeba #1996921 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yuán xiāo jié yào cāi dēng mí.元宵節要猜燈謎。

It is a must to guess lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival.

Source: Tatoeba #5854684 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ shì gè mí.湯姆是個謎。

Tom is a mystery.

Source: Tatoeba #10551873 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 謎 in context

  1. Say mí, then recall the core meaning: riddle, puzzle, conundrum.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 謎 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.