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Chinese symbol for “clandestine”

秘密
mì mì
secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret

The closest CC-CEDICT match for clandestine is 秘密 (mì mì), defined as: secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

秘 mì
secret, mysterious, abstruse
radical 115 ⽲ · 10 strokes
密 mì
secret, confidential; intimate, close; dense, thick
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “clandestine”

WordPinyinMeaning
私sī(bound form) personal; private; (bound form) selfish
地下dì xiàunderground; subterranean; covert; clandestine
暧 (曖)ài(of daylight) dim; obscure

Related words

Other words that share a character with 秘密.

WordPinyinMeaning
秘书 (秘書)mì shūsecretary
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
秘书长 (秘書長)mì shū zhǎngsecretary-general
揭秘jiē mìto reveal a secret
秘诀 (祕訣)mì juévariant of 秘诀 (mì jué)
密码 (密碼)mì mǎcipher; secret code; password; PIN
密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)
紧密 (緊密)jǐn mìinseparably close

See also: Japanese symbol for “clandestine”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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