mì

幎

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional冪

to cover; exponent (in mathematics)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

exponent; power (in mathematics)

technical

A technical mathematical term.

Èr二
de的
wǔ五
cì次
mì冪
shì是
sān三
shí十
èr二
 。

Two to the fifth power is thirty-two.

Xué学
xí习
rú如
hé何
jì计
suàn算
yī一
gè个
shù数
de的
mì冪
 。

Learn how to calculate the power of a number.

2.

noun

a cloth used to cover something

archaic

An archaic term for a covering cloth.

Gǔ古
dài代
yòng用
mì冪
lái来
zhē遮
gài盖
shí食
wù物
 。

In ancient times, a cloth was used to cover food.

3.

verb

to cover; to veil

literary

Literary and rarely used in modern Chinese outside of specific terms.

Yún云
wù雾
mì冪
zhù住
le了
yuǎn远
shān山
 。

The mist veiled the distant mountains.

Yè夜
sè色
jiāng将
chéng城
shì市
mì冪
zài在
yī一
piàn片
jì寂
jìng静
zhī之
zhōng中
 。

The night covered the city in a blanket of silence.