神秘
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
神秘 (shénmì) · mysterious
神秘 (shénmì) means “mysterious; mystery”. It is written with 2 characters: 神 (god) + 秘 (secret). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 神秘 is built
The characters
神 shén · god
What 神 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 申shēn — to report
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 礻 gives the meaning, 申 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
秘 mì · secret
What 秘 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 必bì — surely
- 心xīn — heart
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 必 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个地方很神秘。Zhè ge dìfang hěn shénmì.This place is very mysterious.
他为什么这么神秘？Tā wèishénme zhème shénmì?Why is he being so mysterious?
Questions about 神秘
What does 神秘 mean?
神秘 (shénmì) means “mysterious; mystery”.
How do you pronounce 神秘?
神秘 is pronounced shénmì.
Which HSK level is 神秘?
神秘 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 精神jīngshénspirit
- 神话shénhuàmyth
- 出神chūshénlost in thought
- 聚精会神jùjīnghuìshénto concentrate fully
- 留神liúshénto be careful
- 神经shénjīngnerve
- 神奇shénqímagical
- 神气shénqìexpression
- 神圣shénshèngsacred
- 神态shéntàiexpression
Learn 神秘 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.