秘
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secret; secretary
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,377 U+79D8
How 秘 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
禾 (semantic, “grain”) + 必 (phonetic, bì)
How to remember it
confidential · Heisig RSH #2016
wild rice + 必 certainly
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 必
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 必 (bì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 必 sound component | bì | surely, certainly; must; will |
| 瑟 | sè | a large string instrument; to tremble, to vibrate |
| 泌 | mì | to seep out, to secrete |
| 谧 | mì | calm, quiet, still; cautious |
| 宓 | mì | quiet, silent, still; in good health |
| 毖 | bì | caution; to guard against, to take care |
| 铋 | bì | bismuth |
Words containing 秘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 联合国秘书处 | Lián hé guó Mì shū chù | United Nations Secretariat |
| 神秘主义 | shén mì zhǔ yì | mysticism |
| 秘密基地 | mì mì jī dì | hideaway; private or insider-only place |
| 秘密活动 | mì mì huó dòng | clandestine activities; covert operation |
| 秘书长 | mì shū zhǎng | secretary-general |
| 秘密会社 | mì mì huì shè | a secret society |
| 大便秘结 | dà biàn mì jié | constipation |
| 秘书处 | mì shū chù | secretariat |
| 隐秘难言 | yǐn mì nán yán | too embarrassing to mention |
| 财务秘书 | cái wù mì shū | treasurer |
| 秘而不宣 | mì ér bù xuān | to withhold information; to keep sth secret |
| 新娘秘书 | xīn niáng mì shū | (Tw) bridal stylist |
| 副秘书长 | fù mì shū zhǎng | vice-secretary |
| 大秘 | dà mì | (coll.) top aide; senior personal secretary (to a senior official) |
| 一秘 | yī mì | first secretary |
| 小秘 | xiǎo mì | (ironically) "secretary" (i.e. boss's mistress) |
| 文秘 | wén mì | secretary |
| 秘道 | mì dào | variant of 密道[mi4 dao4] |
| 新秘 | xīn mì | (Tw) bridal stylist (abbr. for 新娘秘書|新娘秘书[xin1 niang2 mi4 shu1]) |
| 神秘 | shén mì | mysterious; mystery |