Memory phrase for the character: 觅

觅

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Meaning seek, to look for, search

Pronunciation

mì

Explanation

Top: hand reaching down 爫, bottom: to see 见/見 (an eye 目 on legs 儿)

Mnemonic
 
If the hand reaching down wants to "see" (= feel, grope) something, it: seeks.

Radicals

爫 reaching downwardsShows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
见 to seeThis radical is simplified from 見, that is understood as "an eye 目 on legs 儿", expressing a "looking around".
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 Vocabulary

寻觅 xún mì  to look for
闭门觅句 bì mén mì jù  lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu  to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu  

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