字谜

字謎

zìmí

noun #13,757

Measure Word

一个字谜 gè

Meanings

1 character riddle
2 letter puzzle
3 word puzzle

Characters

character; word

Examples

老师出了一个字谜让大家猜。

Lǎoshī chū le yī gè zìmí ràng dàjiā cāi.

The teacher gave a character riddle for everyone to guess.

猜字谜是中国传统的文字游戏。

Cāi zìmí shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng de wénzì yóuxì.

Guessing character riddles is a traditional Chinese word game.

Tips

culture

Chinese character riddles (字谜) are a classic Lantern Festival activity. A riddle describes a character through its strokes or components, and you guess the character.

Stroke Order

字 zì

谜 mí