谧 (mì): (literary) quiet, peaceful, tranquil

谧 (mì) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) quiet.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic), 必 (phonetic) and 皿 (structural). It ranks #4010 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 谧 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 话 (huà, speech, words), 说 (shuō, to speak, to say), 请 (qǐng, please, to invite).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (literary) quiet
  2. peaceful
  3. tranquil

Etymology & Origin

谧

pictophoneticspeech

Decomposition: ⿰讠⿱必皿 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
静谧adjectivejìng mì(literary) quiet
安谧adjectiveān mìtranquil
恬谧tián mìquiet
3
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

谧 appears in 3 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

山谷的风、乡野的静谧为团队带来设计灵感。

shān gǔ de fēng , xiāng yě de jìng mì wéi tuán duì dài lái shè jì líng gǎn .

The breeze in the valley and the tranquility of the countryside inspire the team's designs.

IT之家Sep 2026

产品兼顾静谧性与平稳性,运行噪音极低,避免对视障用户自身的听声辨位造成干扰。

chǎn pǐn jiān gù jìng mì xìng yǔ píng wěn xìng , yùn xíng zào yīn jí dī , bì miǎn duì shì zhàng yòng hù zì shēn de tīng shēng biàn wèi zào chéng gān rǎo .

The product balances quiet operation with smooth performance, producing extremely low operating noise to avoid interfering with visually impaired users' ability to locate objects by sound.

IT之家Sep 2026

静谧性也是纯电版的一项明显优势。

jìng mì xìng yě shì chún diàn bǎn de yī xiàng míng xiǎn yōu shì .

Quiet operation is also a clear advantage of the all-electric version.

爱范儿Aug 2026

有点意外的是,在发布会上,静谧性相关的信息被放在了很靠前的位置。

yǒu diǎn yì wài de shì , zài fā bù huì shàng , jìng mì xìng xiāng guān de xìn xī bèi fàng zài le hěn kào qián de wèi zhì .

Somewhat surprisingly, information regarding quiet operation was given a prominent place during the press conference.

爱范儿Jul 2026

这种造车思维也延续到了内饰用料与静谧工程上。

zhè zhǒng zào chē sī wéi yě yán xù dào le nèi shì yòng liào yǔ jìng mì gōng chéng shàng .

This approach to vehicle design also extends to the materials used in the interior and the vehicle's sound insulation.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 讠 (speech) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced mì

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 谧 (mì) mean in Chinese?
谧 (mì) primarily means "(literary) quiet." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4010 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 谧 and 闹?
谧 (mì) and 闹 (nào) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 谧 (quiet) vs 闹 (noisy).
How many strokes does 谧 have?
谧 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 谧?
The radical associated with 谧 is 讠 (speech). This radical appears in many characters related to speech.
What are the components of 谧?
谧 is composed of: 讠 (semantic), 必 (phonetic), 皿 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰讠⿱必皿 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 谧?
Common words with 谧 include: 静谧 (jìng mì, "(literary) quiet"); 安谧 (ān mì, "tranquil"); 恬谧 (tián mì, "quiet"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 谧 (mì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation mì: 秘 (secret), 泌 ((bound form) to secrete). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 谧 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 谧 and the traditional form is 謐.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.