谜 mí
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 迷 to bewitch, to charm
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
谜语
míyǔ
riddle
Characters in this word
语 yǔ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 吾 I, my, our
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这则谜语看似简单，却巧妙利用了汉字的多义性。 Zhè zé míyǔ kàn sì jiǎndān, què qiǎomiào lìyòng le Hànzì de duōyìxìng. This riddle seems simple, but it cleverly makes use of the multiple meanings of Chinese characters.
- 奶奶最喜欢在晚饭后给孩子们出谜语。 Nǎinai zuì xǐhuan zài wǎnfàn hòu gěi háizimen chū míyǔ. Grandma loves setting riddles for the children after dinner.
- 猜谜语是春节期间很受欢迎的游戏。 Cāi míyǔ shì Chūnjié qījiān hěn shòu huānyíng de yóuxì. Guessing riddles is a very popular game during the Spring Festival.
Related words
- 谜 mí riddle; mystery
- 谜底 mídǐ answer to a riddle; truth behind a mystery
- 谜团 mítuán mystery; enigma
- 汉语 hànyǔ Chinese (language)
- 外语 wàiyǔ foreign language
- 词语 cíyǔ word; expression
- 英语 Yīngyǔ English language
- 语言 yǔyán language
- 口语 kǒuyǔ spoken language
- 语法 yǔfǎ grammar
- 语音 yǔyīn pronunciation; voice message
- 成语 chéngyǔ idiom