觅 Stroke Order — How to Write 觅
觅 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 爫, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
觅 Radical and Character Components
觅 is an ideographic compound. To search for something with eyes 见 and hands 爫.
Radical: 爫 + 4 more strokes
觅 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- mì
Meanings of 觅 in Chinese
1
mì觅
To search for; to seek.
他在人群中寻觅着熟悉的面孔。
He was searching for familiar faces in the crowd.
An ancient unit of quantity in the Nanzhao Kingdom (Tang Dynasty China), where sixteen cowries constituted one 'mì'.
南诏时期，人们常以十六枚贝壳为一觅，用于交换。
During the Nanzhao period, people often used sixteen shells as one 'mì' for exchange.
Common Words and Phrases with 觅
More words with 觅
- xún寻mì觅To search for; to seek.
- sōu搜mì觅To search for or seek diligently.
- mì觅dé得find, obtain
- xún寻mì觅yí已jiǔ久long sought, long searched for
- zhī知yīn音nán难mì觅A true friend is hard to find., It's hard to find a soulmate.
Idioms with 觅
- mì觅liǔ柳xún寻huā花frequent pleasure quarters
- dōng东xún寻xī西mì觅search high and low
- qí骑lǘ驴mì觅lǘ驴Searching for what one already has
- xún寻sǐ死mì觅huó活Threatening suicide for attention
- xún寻xún寻mì觅mì觅searching aimlessly and repeatedly
- xún寻zōng踪mì觅jì迹seek out someone's whereabouts
- zuān钻tóu头mì觅fèng缝seek every possible opening
- mì觅jì迹xún寻zōng踪seek traces and search for tracks
- mì觅sǐ死xún寻huó活make a dramatic fuss, threatening self-harm
- mì觅yī衣qiú求shí食struggle for food and clothing
- qí骑niú牛mì觅niú牛search for what one already has
- tà踏pò破tiě铁xié鞋wú无mì觅chù处Find unexpectedly after fruitless search
Questions about 觅
- What does 觅 mean in Chinese?
- 觅 (mì) means “To search for” in Chinese.
- How do you pronounce 觅?
- 觅 is pronounced mì in Mandarin Chinese.
- How many strokes does 觅 have?
- 觅 has 8 strokes.
- How do you write 觅?
- 觅 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 爫. See the animated stroke order on this page.
- What is the radical of 觅?
- The radical of 觅 is 爫, and 觅 is an ideographic compound.