觅
(literary) to seek; to find
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,154 U+89C5
How 觅 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To search for something with eyes 见 and hands 爫
How to remember it
try to find · Heisig RSH #1900
vulture + 见 see
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 觅
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 | tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu | to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily |
| 觅食行为 | mì shí xíng wéi | foraging |
| 闭门觅句 | bì mén mì jù | lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of wr… |
| 另觅新欢 | lìng mì xīn huān | to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extramarital sex); a bit on the side |
| 觅食 | mì shí | to forage; to hunt for food; to scavenge; fig. to make a living |
| 觅取 | mì qǔ | to seek; to seek out |
| 觅句 | mì jù | to search for the right word (of poet) |
| 骑驴觅驴 | qí lǘ mì lǘ | see 騎驢找驢|骑驴找驴[qi2 lu:2 zhao3 lu:2] |
| 寻觅 | xún mì | to look for |