覓 (mik6 | mi4) : seek; look for

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覓

mik6

mi4

seek; look/hunt for; search

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: (#147)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

覓 / 觅

This word has been viewed 3670 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Nov 2010 10:17

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尋覓 cam4 mik6 xun2 mi4 = to search for something that is good

踏破鐵鞋無覓處 daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3 ta4 po4 tie3 xie2 wu2 mi4 chu4 = to painstakingly exhaust all one's energy and effort in order to find sth.

另覓新歡 ling6 mik6 san1 fun1 ling4 mi4 xin1 huan1 = to pursue a new lover (often abandoning one's present partner)

踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費功夫 daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3, dak1 loi4 cyun4 bat1 fai3 gung1 fu1 ta4 po4 tie3 xie2 wu2 mi4 chu4, de2 lai2 quan2 bu4 fei4 gong1 fu5 = find sth by chance after looking for it everywhere

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Decimal representation of this word: 覓
Unicode code for this character: U+8993 (off-site link)

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