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Animated Stroke Order 秘

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 秘 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 秘

秘 stroke order diagram

3.

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秘

秘=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 秘

秘 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 秘

Words meaning secret or mysterious

The character 秘 conveys the core meaning of secret, hidden, or mysterious.

神秘 • shén mì • mysterious; mystical • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

yǒu有

yī一

gè个

yǐn隐

mì秘

de

Information

Pinyinmì

Meaningsecret, mysterious

Strokes10

Radical禾

Traditional祕

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1386

Zhuyinㄇㄧˋ

UnicodeU+79D8

CangjieHDFD

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A secret (秘) is something hidden like grain (禾) in a closed space (必) — mysterious and concealed.

shén神

mì秘

mysterious; mystical

秘密 • mì mì • secret; clandestine; confidential • HSK 5

HSK 5

mì秘

mì密

secret; clandestine; confidential

奥秘 • ào mì • profound mystery; secret • HSK 6

HSK 6

ào奥

mì秘

profound mystery; secret

Modifier meaning 'secret' + noun

秘 acts as a modifier meaning 'secret' before a noun, forming a compound word for a specific secretive item or role.

秘书 • mì shū • secretary • HSK 5

HSK 5

mì秘

shū书

secretary

秘方 • mì fāng • secret recipe / secret method • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mì秘

fāng方

secret recipe / secret method

秘诀 • mì jué • secret / key to success • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mì秘

jué诀

secret / key to success

的

ài爱

hào好

。

He has a secret hobby.

tā她

shì是

wǒ我

de的

mì秘

shū书

。

She is my secretary.

chéng成

gōng功

de的

mì秘

jué诀

zài在

yú于

jiān坚

chí持

bú不

xiè懈

。

The secret to success is persistence.

zhè这

shì是

wǒ我

men们

zhī之

jiān间

de的

xiǎo小

mì秘

mì密

。

This is our little secret.

zhè这

piàn片

sēn森

lín林

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

shén神

mì秘

qì气

xī息

。

This forest is full of mystery.

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Characters pronounced "mi".

糜mírice gruel, congee; mashed
幂mìcover-cloth, cover with cloth
靡mídivide, disperse, scatter
咪mīa cat's meow; a meter
猕mimacaque
麋míelk; surname

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "禾".

稣sūrevive, to rise again; collect
秸jiēstalks of millet, corn
秒miǎosecond
稗bàidarnels, weeds, tares small
穆mùsolemn, respectful; a surname
秣mofodder; feed (a horse)

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