弥 mí complete
complete; extensive; full; to fill
How to remember 弥: 弓 bow + 尔 you = complete. When the actor playing Robin Hood lifts his bow and cries "You are my prisoner!", the critic scribbles "A complete triumph!"
Component breakdown
弥 = 弓 bow + 尔 you
- 弓 bow
- 尔 you
When the actor playing Robin Hood lifts his bow and cries "You are my prisoner!", the critic scribbles "A complete triumph!"
How it is used
- To fill/make up, or 'all the more' - 弥补 (míbǔ) make up for/compensate: 弥补损失 (míbǔ sǔnshī) make good a loss.
- 弥漫 (mímàn) = to permeate/fill the air: 烟雾弥漫 (yānwù mímàn) smoke filling the air.
- 弥 also intensifies in the literary 弥足珍贵 (mízú-zhēnguì) = all the more precious. 弥留之际 (míliú zhī jì) = on one's deathbed.