眯

Character

眯 mí · mī

Character2 readings

to blind (as with dust)

Radical: 目
Strokes: 11
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 目米
Traditional: 眯
Frequency: #4133 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

míMain reading mīRare reading

mí

mi2Main reading

to blind (as with dust) CC-CEDICT
Taiwan pr. (mǐ) CC-CEDICT

mī

mi1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is mí.

to narrow one's eyes CC-CEDICT
to squint CC-CEDICT
(dialect) to take a nap CC-CEDICT

Words that use “眯” as mī

眯眼mī yǎnto narrow one's eyesWord 眯缝mī fengto squintWord 眯眯眼mī mī yǎnsquinty eyesWord 笑眯眯xiào mī mībeamingWord 色眯眯sè mī mīlustfulWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 眯

Draw “眯” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

她笑眯眯的对我招手。
tā xiào mī mī de duì wǒ zhāo shǒu
She waved her hand to me, smiling brightly.
Tatoeba · sentence #10871952 by gli315400; translation #323009 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
我眯了一会之后把作业写了。
wǒ mī le yí huì zhī hòu bǎ zuò yè xiě le
I did my homework after I took a nap.
Tatoeba · sentence #13893682 by jan_OkulaJu; translation #3606955 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Same radical 目

All characters with 目 →

看kàn 着zhe 相xiāng 真zhēn 目mù 省shěng 直zhí 睡shuì 眼yǎn 眾zhòng 矇méng 督dū

眯