密 mì secret
secret; intimate; close; dense
How to remember 密: 宓 quiet + 山 mountain = secret. Two friends hike to a quiet spot high on the mountain and bury a box with their biggest secret inside.
Component breakdown
密 = 宓 quiet + 山 mountain
- 宓 quiet
- 山 mountain
Two friends hike to a quiet spot high on the mountain and bury a box with their biggest secret inside.
How it is used
- Two senses: secret, and dense/close. 秘密 (mìmì) a secret, 密码 (mìmǎ) password/code.
- 密切 (mìqiè) = close (relations/cooperation): 关系密切 (guānxi mìqiè) closely connected; 亲密 (qīnmì) intimate.
- 密集 (mìjí) / 密度 (mìdù) use the physical "packed together" sense - dense, density.
Words with 密
- 密码mìmǎpasswordHSK 4
- 密切mìqiècloseHSK 5
- 秘密mìmìsecretHSK 5
- 紧密jǐnmìinseparably closeHSK 5
- 亲密qīnmìintimateHSK 6
- 密度mìdùdensityHSK 6
- 密集mìjíconcentratedHSK 6
- 严密yánmìtightHSK 7
- 保密bǎomìto keep something confidentialHSK 7
- 周密zhōumìcarefulHSK 7
- 密封mìfēngto seal upHSK 7
- 机密jīmìsecretHSK 7
- 精密jīngmìaccuracyHSK 7
- 密布mìbùto cover denselyHSK 8
- 泄密xièmìto leak secretsHSK 9
- 稠密chóumìdenseHSK 9
- 茂密màomìdense (of plant growth)HSK 9
Example sentences
- 售货员请我输入卡号密码。 Shòuhuòyuán qǐng wǒ shūrù kǎhào mìmǎ.The salesperson asked me to enter my pin number.