咪
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sound for calling a cat
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,281 U+54AA
How 咪 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 米 (phonetic, mǐ)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 米
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 米 (mǐ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 米 sound component | mǐ | rice, millet, grain |
| 迷 | mí | to bewitch, to charm; a fan of; infatuated |
| 继 | jì | to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit |
| 眯 | mī | to squint, to narrow the eyes; blindness |
| 麋 | mí | elk; surname |
| 洣 | mǐ | a river in Hunan province |
| 敉 | mǐ | to pacify, to soothe; to stabilize |
| 脒 | mǐ | to open; to throw away |
Words containing 咪
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咪嘴 | mī zuǐ | to lip-sync |
| 欧咪呀给 | ōu mī yā gěi | (Tw) gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, … |
| 猫咪 | māo mī | kitty (affectionate term for a cat) |
| 妈咪 | mā mi | mommy (loanword) |
| 咪唑 | mī zuò | imidazole (chemistry) (loanword) |
| 悄悄咪咪 | qiāo qiāo mī mī | (dialect) quietly; stealthily |
| 悄咪咪 | qiāo mī mī | see 悄悄咪咪[qiao1 qiao1 mi1 mi1] |
| 咪咪 | mī mī | oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc; (onom.) meow; kitty… |
| 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 | ǎn má ní bā mī hōng | om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra) |