密码
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
密码 (mìmǎ) · password
密码 (mìmǎ) means “password; PIN; code”. It is written with 2 characters: 密 (dense) + 码 (number). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 密码 is built
The characters
密 mì · dense
What 密 is made of
- 宓mì — quiet
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 必bì — surely
- 心xīn — heart
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 宀 — roof
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A silent 宓 mountain 山; 宓 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
码 mǎ · number
What 码 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 马mǎ — horse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 石 gives the meaning, 马 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我忘了手机密码。Wǒ wàng le shǒujī mìmǎ.I forgot my phone password.
这里的网络密码是多少？Zhèlǐ de wǎngluò mìmǎ shì duōshao?What's the Wi-Fi password here?
Questions about 密码
What does 密码 mean?
密码 (mìmǎ) means “password; PIN; code”.
How do you pronounce 密码?
密码 is pronounced mìmǎ.
Which HSK level is 密码?
密码 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 保密bǎomìto keep secret
- 紧密jǐnmìclose
- 秘密mìmìsecret
- 密切mìqièclose
- 亲密qīnmìclose
- 稠密chóumìdense
- 机密jīmìsecret
- 精密jīngmìprecise
- 密度mìdùdensity
- 密封mìfēngto seal
Learn 密码 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.