密 (mì): dense, secret
密 (mì) is a Chinese character meaning “dense, secret.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宓 (structural) and 山 (structural). It ranks #591 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 密 a silent 宓 mountain 山; 宓 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).
Definitions
- dense, secret
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA silent 宓 mountain 山; 宓 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱宓山 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 密
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 秘密adjective/noun | mì mì | secret | 5 |
| 密码noun | mì mǎ | cipher | 4 |
| 亲密adjective | qīn mì | intimate | 6 |
| 密切adjective/verb | mì qiè | close | 5 |
| 紧密adjective | jǐn mì | inseparably close | 5 |
| 密度noun | mì dù | density | 6 |
| 密集verb/adjective | mì jí | concentrated | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保密verb | bǎo mì | to keep sth confidential |
| 迈阿密proper-noun | mài ā mì | Miami (Florida) |
| 机密adjective | jī mì | secret |
| 史密斯proper-noun | shǐ mì sī | Smith (name) |
| 加密verb | jiā mì | to encrypt |
| 告密verb | gào mì | to inform against sb |
| 密室noun | mì shì | a room for keeping sth hidden |
| 罗密欧 | luó mì ōu | Romeo (name) |
| 密封verb | mì fēng | to seal up |
| 严密adjective | yán mì | tight |
| 告密者 | gào mì zhě | tell-tale |
| 密探noun | mì tàn | secret agent |
| 密西西比 | mì xī xī bǐ | Mississippi |
| 密谋verb | mì móu | conspiracy |
| 泄密verb | xiè mì | to leak secrets |
密 appears in 106 compound words: 49 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 密 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (14)
Milwaukee (the largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County)
Showing 12 of 14 idioms containing 密.
Example Sentences
这份文件包含机密信息，不能泄露给外人。
Zhè fèn wénjiàn bāohán jīmì xìnxī, bùnéng xièlòu gěi wàirén.
This document contains confidential information and cannot be leaked to outsiders.
【中环解密】BLACKPINK官方YouTube订...
zhōng huán jiě mì B L A C K P I N K guān fāng Y o u T u b e dìng . . .
【Central Decryption】BLACKPINK official YouTube subscription...
【中环解密】日睡8小时被炒 投行分析师兴讼
zhōng huán jiě mì rì shuì 8 xiǎo shí bèi chǎo tóu háng fēn xī shī xīng sòng
【Central Decryption】Sleeping for 8 hours a day was fired and investment bank analysts filed a lawsuit
夜王—杨偲泳性感镜头疑遭刻意删减 公开绝密福利照凭歌寄意回应
yè wáng — yáng 偲 yǒng xìng gǎn jìng tóu yí zāo kè yì shān jiǎn gōng kāi jué mì fú lì zhào píng gē jì yì huí yīng
Night King - Yang Siyong's sexy footage is suspected of being deliberately deleted, and the public top-secret welfare photos respond with songs
张艺谋谈间谍通过“垃圾桶交接加密手机”:国安同志说..
zhāng yì móu tán jiān dié tōng guò lā jī tǒng jiāo jiē jiā mì shǒu jī guó ān tóng zhì shuō . .
Zhang Yimou on spies handing over encrypted cell phones through "trash cans": State Security comrades say...
“维多利亚的秘密”前老板:我当初太天真、愚蠢、轻信..
wéi duō lì yà de mì mì qián lǎo bǎn wǒ dāng chū tài tiān zhēn yú chǔn qīng xìn . .
"Former Victoria's Secret boss: I was naive, stupid and gullible...
史密斯夫妇现在分居了。
Shǐmìsī fūfù xiànzài fēnjū le.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith live apart from each other now.
总统目前在迈阿密。
Zǒngtǒng mùqián zài Mài'āmì.
The president is presently in Miami.
荷兰语与德语关系密切。
Hélányǔ yǔ Déyǔ guānxi mìqiè.
Dutch is closely related to German.
卡罗下个月将参观迈阿密。
Kǎ luó xiàgèyuè jiāng cānguān Mài'āmì.
Carol will visit Miami next month.
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