觅

mì

(literary) to seek · to find

Radical: 见 Strokes: 8

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Less common

Same radical

见视观规觉览觑觇觐觌觏觊

Same radical

见视观规觉览觑觇觐觌觏觊觎觋

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Character Decomposition

觅=爫+见

Etymology

To search for something with eyes 见 and hands 爫

Meanings

(literary) to seek

to find

mì

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Words with 觅 43 total

to search for the right word (of poet)觅句mì jù to seek · to seek out觅取mì qǔ to forage · to hunt for food · to scavenge · fig. to make a living觅食mì shí to look for寻觅xún mì lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing闭门觅句bì mén mì jù repeatedly attempt suicide (in order to threaten) · try to commit suicide in order to give a scare (or intimidation)寻死觅活xún sǐ mì huó to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extramarital sex) · a bit on the side另觅新欢lìng mì xīn huān foraging觅食行为mì shí xíng wéi to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu

Idioms with 觅 14 total Chain

lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing闭门觅句bì mén mì jù repeatedly attempt suicide (in order to threaten) · try to commit suicide in order to give a scare (or intimidation)寻死觅活xún sǐ mì huó

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