Memory phrase for the character: 觅

觅

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Meaning

seek, to look for, search

Pronunciation

mì

Explanation

Top: hand reaching down 爫, bottom: to see 见/見 (an eye 目 on legs 儿)

Mnemonic

If the hand reaching down wants to "see" (= feel, grope) something, it: seeks.

Radicals

爫	reaching downwards	Shows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
見	to see	The wandering eye 目 on legs 儿 means to see. It was simplified to: 见.

Vocabulary

寻觅	xún mì	to look for
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 writing
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
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

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