mì

宓

Character · Adjective · Noun

tranquil; quiet; surname

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

adjective

tranquil; peaceful; quiet

literary

Used in classical Chinese; rarely used in modern spoken language.

Mì宓
jìng静
de的
shān山
gǔ谷
zhōng中
zhǐ只
tīng听
jiàn见
xī溪
liú流
shēng声
 。

Only the sound of a stream was heard in the tranquil valley.

2.

noun

surname; family name

formal

As a surname, it is also pronounced Mì. This is less common than the pronunciation Fú.

Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yǒu有
wèi位
xué学
zhě者
míng名
jiào叫
Mì宓
Bù不
Qí齐
 。

There was a scholar in history named Mi Buqi.