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谧

謐
mì
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 quiet; tranquil; peaceful

Examples

夜深了，整个小镇归于静谧。
Yè shēn le, zhěnggè xiǎozhèn guīyú jìngmì.
The night was deep and the whole town fell tranquil and still.
我喜欢乡村的静谧。
Wǒ xǐhuan xiāngcūn de jìngmì.
I enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside.

Tips

usage
A literary word for deep stillness, used almost only in 静谧 ('tranquil, serene'). It describes calm environments, not silent people.

Components

radical
讠 yán
speech (radical form)
The speech radical, the side form of 言. The original sense was 'no sound, no speech', so the speech radical marks the absence of noise, hence stillness.
phonetic
必 bì
must; certainly; phonetic
Supplies the sound; bì shifts to mì. The same phonetic gives 秘 (secret) and 泌 (to secrete).
semantic
皿 mǐn
vessel; dish
A vessel, sitting at the bottom. It steadies the character's base; a still, settled bowl mirrors the calm, undisturbed sense of the word.

Stroke Order

谧 mì