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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mì | mi4
English translation
honey
honey, nectar; sweet

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

Contains the radical

chóng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

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insect

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

宓虫

Semantic compound

chóng

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chóng represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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de 甜言蜜语 tián yán mì yǔ Líng 如梦如 chī .

His sweet talk made her dreamy.

蜜蜂 mìfēng 嗡嗡 wēng wēng jiào .

The bees are buzzing.

zhè 黑夜 hēi yè , zuò le 奇怪 qíguài de mèng ,梦见 mèng jiàn 自己 zìjǐ 变成 biàn chéng le 只小蜜蜂 mìfēng .

That night, I had an odd dream that I too had turned into a bee.

Xióng yòng 舌头 shétou tiǎn jiù 吃光 le .

With one lap of his tongue the bear finished the honey.

- 这种 zhè zhǒng 自然界 zì rán jiè yōng yǒu de 超级 chāojí 营养 yíngyǎng 作为 zuòwéi 治疗 zhìliáo tián liào 壮阳 zhuàng yáng , 已经 yǐjīng 有很 cháng de 历史 lìshǐ .

Honey - nature a super - nutrition a treatment, sweetener and aphrodisiac, has a long history.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
甜蜜 tián mì sweet甜蜜 tián mì
honey
蜜蜂 mìfēng bee蜜蜂 mìfēng
蜂蜜 fēng mì honey蜂蜜 fēng mì
蜜月 mì yuè honeymoon蜜月 mì yuè
甜言蜜语 tián yán mì yǔ sweet talk甜言蜜語
蜜糖 mì táng honey蜜糖 mì táng
水蜜桃 shuǐ mì táo honey peach水蜜桃 shuǐ mì táo
甜蜜蜜 tián mì mì very sweet甜蜜蜜 tián mì mì
蜜桃 mì táo honey peach蜜桃 mì táo
蜜饯 mì jiàn food preserved in sugar or honey蜜餞
花蜜 huā mì nectar花蜜 huā mì
蜜枣 mì zǎo candied jujube蜜棗
糖蜜 táng mì molasses糖蜜 táng mì
蜜柑 mì gān tangerine蜜柑 mì gān
蜜罐 mì guàn honey pot蜜罐 mì guàn
蜜语 mì yǔ sweet words蜜語
菠萝蜜 bō luó mì jackfruit菠蘿蜜
口蜜腹剑 kǒu mì fù jiàn lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous口蜜腹劍
蜜蜡 mì là beeswax蜜蠟
哈蜜瓜 hā mì guā honeydew melon哈蜜瓜 hā mì guā
蜜露 mì lù honeydew蜜露 mì lù
甘言蜜语 gān yán mì yǔ sweet talk甘言蜜語

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Decomposition

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