密 mì — dense, secret · English

密

mì

dense, secret

At a glance · 密

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从宀必声，形声字，本指形状如堂屋的山，引申为稠密、隐秘。隶楷作「密」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「密」本指山形如堂，引申为紧密、机密。

Structure

形声字，宀为意符，必为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinmì

Radical宀

Strokes11

UnicodeU+5BC6

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English dense, secret Dense, close; secret.

Français dense, secret Dense, serré; secret.

Español denso, secreto Denso, cerrado; secreto.

العربية كثيف، سري كثيف أو سري.

Русский плотный, секретный Плотный, тесный; секретный.

Common words

秘密mì mìsecret
亲密qīn mìintimate

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