觅 (mì) — (bound form) to seek, to search for

Definition

A literary, written-style verb meaning 'to seek / search for.' More formal than 找 and used mainly in set phrases like 寻觅, 觅食, and 觅得.

bound form

to seekto search for

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Tā yì zhí zài xún mì zhēn zhèng de xìng fú.
He has been searching for true happiness.
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Niǎo r zài shù lín lǐ mì shí.
The birds are foraging in the woods.
觅。
Tā zhōng yú mì dé le nà fèn gōng zuò.
He finally obtained that job.

Compound ideograph

六书liùshū

会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 覓; 觅 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 覓 combines 爪 (hand) and 見 (to see); the simplified 觅 is a later abbreviation.

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