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迷信

míxìn

superstitious; superstition

A person kneeling before a charm
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Characters in this word

迷 mí

Strokes
9
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 米 rice, millet, grain
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

信 xìn

Strokes
9
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 言 words, speech

Example phrases

  • 奶奶有点迷信。 Nǎinai yǒudiǎn míxìn. Grandma is a little superstitious.
  • 别太迷信。 Bié tài míxìn. Do not be too superstitious.
  • 他不信迷信。 Tā bù xìn míxìn. He does not believe in superstition.

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