缜密 (zhěn mì) — meticulous; careful; deliberate (of thinking, p…

Definition

adjective

meticulouscarefuldeliberate (of thinking, planning, analysis)

缜密。
Tā tí chū le yí gè zhěn mì de jì huà.
He proposed a meticulous plan.
缜密。
Zhè ge wèn tí xū yào zhěn mì de sī kǎo.
This issue requires careful thinking.
缜密，。
Jīng guò zhěn mì de fēn xī, wǒ men zhǎo dào le yuán yīn.
After meticulous analysis, we found the cause.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

缜zhěnclose

缜 and 密 both convey closeness and care, together describing thorough attention.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 縝; 缜 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

真

Same sound today

The traditional form 縝 shows 糸, a silk/thread sign, as its meaning part, and 真 to give the sound; the simplified 缜 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

宓山密

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

宓

宓mì密mì

Same sound today

密 pairs 山 (mountain) with 宓 (mì), which gives the pronunciation, to picture something hidden in the mountains, hence secret.