谜 mí riddle
riddle; puzzle; conundrum
How to remember 谜: 讠 words + 迷 to bewitch = riddle. Grandpa loves to bewitch the kids at dinner with a few strange words that turn out to be a riddle.
Component breakdown
谜 = 讠 words + 迷 to bewitch
- 讠 words
- 迷 to bewitch
- 辶 road
- 米 rice
Grandpa loves to bewitch the kids at dinner with a few strange words that turn out to be a riddle.
How it is used
- 'Riddle/mystery' - 谜语 (míyǔ) a riddle, 谜底 (mídǐ) the answer to a riddle, 谜团 (mítuán) an unsolved mystery, 猜谜 (cāimí) to guess riddles.
- Figurative: 成谜 (chéngmí) 'becomes a mystery' (死因成谜, the cause of death is a mystery). Colloquial reading mèr in 谜儿.