迷 mí bewitch
bewitch; to charm; a fan of; enthusiast; lost
How to remember 迷: 辶 road + 米 rice = bewitch. The smell of fried rice from a stall by the night road seems to bewitch every tourist who walks past.
Component breakdown
迷 = 辶 road + 米 rice
- 辶 road
- 米 rice
The smell of fried rice from a stall by the night road seems to bewitch every tourist who walks past.
How it came to be
A road with the rice block, scattered grains, beside it. Grains spilled on a path look the same in every direction: the character is about losing which way you were going.
How it is used
- To be lost/bewitched, and a fan/enthusiast. 迷路 (mílù) get lost, 迷人 (mírén) charming/enchanting.
- As a suffix = a fan/buff: 球迷 (qiúmí) sports fan, 影迷 (yǐngmí) movie buff, 歌迷 (gēmí) a singer's fan.
- 着迷 (zháomí) = be fascinated/hooked; 迷信 (míxìn) = superstition.
Characters built with 迷
Words with 迷
- 球迷qiúmífan (ball sports)HSK 4
- 迷路mílùto get lostHSK 5
- 迷人mírénfascinatingHSK 6
- 低迷dīmíblurred (landscape etc)HSK 7
- 着迷zháomíto be fascinatedHSK 7
- 迷信míxìnsuperstitionHSK 7
- 迷失míshīto lose (one's bearings)HSK 7
- 捉迷藏zhuōmícángto play hide-and-seekHSK 8
- 昏迷hūnmíto lose consciousnessHSK 8
- 沉迷chénmíto be engrossedHSK 9
- 痴迷chīmíinfatuatedHSK 9
- 迷恋míliànto be infatuated withHSK 9
- 迷惑míhuòto puzzleHSK 9
Example sentences
- 歌迷在台下欢呼。 Gēmí zài táixià huānhū.The fans are cheering below the stage.
- 他迷失了方向。 Tā míshīle fāngxiàng.He's lost his way.
- 我确定我们已经迷路了。 Wǒ quèdìng wǒmen yǐjing mílù le.I'm sure we're lost.