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Meaning of 密
Pinyin
mì
Radical
宀
Strokes
11
Definition
secret / confidential / close / thick / dense
Usage
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密 [mì]
1. Dense, small gaps, opposite to "稀" (xī) and "疏" (shū).
2. Close relationship, good feelings.
3. Not public, matters that are not open.
4. Exquisite, detailed.
5. A surname.
1. Dense, small gaps, opposite to "稀" (xī) and "疏" (shū): tight密, thick密, lush密, strict严密,密封, thin布, densely集, densely匝匝, tightly prepared (e.g., "紧锣密鼓").
2. Close relationship, good feelings: 密友 (close friend), 密亲 (intimate).
3. Not public, matters that are not open: 秘密 (secret), 保密 (keep secret), 密谋 (plot secretly), 密电 (secret telegram), 密报 (secret report), 密使 (secret envoy), 密信 (secret letter), 密诏 (secret edict), 密旨 (secret message), 密探 (secret agent).
4. Exquisite, detailed: 精密 (precise), 细密 (fine), 细致 (delicate), 密实 (dense and solid).
5. A surname.
密 [mì]
名 (Noun)
本义: Shape resembling a mountain resembling a hall.
造字法: Phonetic-semantic compound, consisting of "山" (mountain) and the phonetic element "宓" (mì).
1. Same original meaning (meaning many hills) (En: hill resembling a hall).
引:
1 《说文》: 密，山如堂者.
2 《尸子》: 松柏之鼠，不知堂密之有美枞.
2. Concealed place (En: concealed place).
引:
1 《礼记·少仪》: 不窥密. 注: “隐曲处也.”
3. Surname.
密 [mì]
形 (Adjective)
1. Used in place of "比". Dense; close; numerous (En: dense; close; numerous).
引:
1 《增韵》: 密，稠也，疏之对也.
2 《易·小畜卦》: 密云不雨.
3 《国语·晋语八》: 加密石焉.
4 《左传·文公十七年》: 以陈楚之密迩于楚.
5 宋·沈括《梦溪笔谈·活板》: 密布字印.
6 清·龚自珍《病梅馆记》: 密则无态.
例: 文理有疏密; 斫直删密; 密札札，密匝匝; 密茂; 密茫茫; 密茸茸; 密丛丛.
2. Close; intimate; (En: close; intimate).
引:
1 《三国志·诸葛亮传》: 情好日密.
2 陆机《叹逝赋序》: 昵交密友，亦不半在.
例: 密近; 密坐.
3. Secret; concealed; discreet; (En: secret).
引:
1 《宣和殿荔枝》: 密移造化出闽山，禁御新栽荔枝丹.
2 唐·李朝威《柳毅传》: 密通洞庭.
3 清·梁启超《谭嗣同传》: 密奏请皇上.
例: 宦人密侍; 出密诏示之; 荣禄密谋; 奉有密诏; 密章; 密启; 密揭; 密幄; 密诏.
4. Tight (En: tightly connected).
引:
1 柳宗元《种树郭橐驼传》: 其土欲故，其筑欲密.
5. Stable; quiet (En: stable; quiet).
引:
1 《诗·周颂·昊天有成命》: 成王不敢康，夙夜基命宥密.
2 《尔雅·释诂》: 密，静也.
3 《书·舜典》: 四海遏密八音.
4 《诗·大雅·公刘》: 止旅乃密.
5 《文选·张衡·东京赋》: 京室密清.
例: 密如; 密清.
6. Deep (En: deep).
例: 密恩; 密深; 密款.
7. Precise; well-conceived (En: precise; well-conceived).
引:
1 辛弃疾《美芹十论》: 古之为国者，甚虑敌深，其防患密.
2 曹丕《典论论文》: 刘桢壮而不密.
3 《管子·内业》: 凡道必周密.
例: 密心; 密巧; 密石; 密要; 密科.
8. Tacit; silent (En: tacit; silent).
引:
1 《庄子·达生》: 公密而不应.
密 [mì]
动 (Verb)
1. Approach; be close to (En: approach; be close to).
引:
1 《左传·襄公三年》: 以敝邑介在东表，密迩仇雠，寡君将君是望.
2. Seal; close down (En: seal; close down).
例: 密固; 密迹; 密椟.
densely populated / a densely populated locality / crowded with people / It is quite a busy place. / thickly peopled
wildly beating gongs and drums / (amid) a din of drums and gongs / intense publicity campaign in preparation for some sinister undertaking, etc.
wildly beating gongs and drums / a din of drums and gongs / intense publicity campaign in preparation for some sinister undertaking / intense preparation
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Input Method for 密
Pinyin
mi4
Wubi
pntm
Cangjie
jphu
Zhengma
wdml
Four Corner
30772
Unicode
U+5bc6
Stroke Number Category
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