谜

mí

riddle, conundrum; puzzle

How to write 谜, stroke by stroke

see 谜儿, riddle; riddle

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

Made of 讠 + 迷

谜团mí tuánriddle; enigma; unpredictable situation; elusive matters
谜题mí típuzzle; riddle
字谜zì míletter puzzle
谜语mí yǔriddle; conundrum
猜谜cāi míto answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)
谜底mí dǐanswer to a riddle
灯谜dēng míriddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)
猜谜儿cāi mí rto answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)
解谜jiě míto solve the riddle
谜之mí zhī(neologism) (slang) (attributive) mysterious; enigmatic (calque from Japanese 謎の "nazo no")
谜儿mèi rriddle
谜样mí yàngenigmatic

没人解得了这个谜题。
méi rén jiě dé le zhè ge mí tí 。
No one could solve the puzzle.
你解开谜团了吗？
nǐ jiě kāi mí tuán le ma ？
Have you worked the puzzle out?
随着故事的进行，谜题揭开了。
suí zhe gù shì de jìn xíng ， mí tí jiē kāi le 。
As the story advances, the mystery unravels.
大自然已充满了谜团。
dà zì rán yǐ chōng mǎn le mí tuán 。
Nature is full of mystery.
要解开谋杀背后潜藏之谜！
yào jiě kāi móu shā bèi hòu qián cáng zhī mí ！
Solve the mystery lurking behind the murder!