謎

mí

riddle, conundrum; puzzle

How to write 謎, stroke by stroke

see 谜儿, riddle; riddle

Ideographic: Bewitching 迷 words 言; 迷 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 言 + 迷

謎團mí tuánriddle; enigma; unpredictable situation; elusive matters
謎題mí típuzzle; riddle
字謎zì míletter puzzle
謎語mí yǔriddle; conundrum
猜謎cāi míto answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)
謎底mí dǐanswer to a riddle
燈謎dēng míriddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)
猜謎兒cāi mí rto answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)
解謎jiě míto solve the riddle
謎之mí zhī(neologism) (slang) (attributive) mysterious; enigmatic (calque from Japanese 謎の "nazo no")
謎兒mèi rriddle
謎樣mí yàngenigmatic

他的死因仍然是一個謎。
tā de sǐ yīn réng rán shì yí gè mí 。
The cause of his death still remains a mystery.
在他們身上發生了什麼仍然是個謎。
zài tā mén shēn shàng fā shēng le shén mó réng rán shì gè mí 。
What happened to them is still a mystery.
元宵節要猜燈謎。
yuán xiāo jié yào cāi dēng mí 。
It is a must to guess lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival.
你能解開這個謎嗎？
nǐ néng jiě kāi zhè gè mí má ？
Can you solve this puzzle?