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弭

mǐ

Character

What 弭 means

1. to stop
2. repress

Words containing 弭

• 消弭xiāo mǐ(literary) to eliminate; to put an end to (sth undesirable)

Characters built on 耳

These share the phonetic component 耳 (ěr), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 职zhíoffice; duty
• 耻chǐ(bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace
• 咠qìto whisper; to blame, to slander

Characters that look like 弭

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 拜bàito bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings…
• 祥xiángauspicious; propitious
• 珥ěrpearl or jade earring
• 悍hànheroic; intrepid; valiant
• 骋chěngto hasten; to run; to open up
• 佯yángto feign; to pretend

Sounds the same

Read mǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 米uncooked rice; meter (unit of length); (slang) Chinese yuan
• 靡extravagant; go with fashion; not
• 芈to bleat (of a sheep)
• 敉peaceful
• 濔many; numerous
• 洣Mi river in Hunan, tributary of Xiangjiang 湘江
• 灖(used to describe flowing water)
• 脒amidine (chemistry)
• 銤formerly used for the chemical elements americium 镅