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Chinese symbol for “enigmatic”

谜样
mí yàng
Traditional: 謎樣
enigmatic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for enigmatic is 谜样 (mí yàng), defined as: enigmatic.

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

谜 mí
riddle, puzzle, conundrum
radical 149 ⾔ · 11 strokes
样 yàng
form, pattern, shape, style
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “enigmatic”

WordPinyinMeaning
莫测高深 (莫測高深)mò cè gāo shēnenigmatic; beyond one's depth
难以捉摸 (難以捉摸)nán yǐ zhuō mōelusive; hard to pin down
神秘莫测 (神祕莫測)shén mì mò cèmystery; unfathomable
谜之 (謎之)mí zhī(neologism) (slang) (attributive) mysterious; enigmatic (calque from Japanese 謎の "nazo no")

Related words

Other words that share a character with 谜样.

WordPinyinMeaning
谜团 (謎團)mí tuánriddle; enigma
谜语 (謎語)mí yǔriddle; conundrum
谜底 (謎底)mí dǐanswer to a riddle
解谜 (解謎)jiě míto solve the riddle
谜题 (謎題)mí típuzzle; riddle
猜谜 (猜謎)cāi míto answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)
这样 (這樣)zhè yàngthis way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
一样 (一樣)yī yàngsame; like

See also: Japanese symbol for “enigmatic”.

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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