Chinese symbol for “mystery”
神秘莫测
shén mì mò cè
Traditional: 神祕莫測
mystery; unfathomable; enigmatic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mystery is 神秘莫测 (shén mì mò cè), defined as: mystery; unfathomable; enigmatic.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “mystery”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 神秘 | shén mì | mysterious; mystery |
| 玄秘 | xuán mì | mystery; mysterious |
| 奥秘 (奧祕) | ào mì | secret; mystery |
| 疑团 (疑團) | yí tuán | doubts and suspicions; a maze of doubts |
| 哑谜 (啞謎) | yǎ mí | puzzle; mystery |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 神秘莫测.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit; mind |
| 神秘 | shén mì | mysterious; mystery |
| 女神 | nǚ shén | goddess; nymph |
| 神经 (神經) | shén jīng | nerve; mental state |
| 神话 (神話) | shén huà | legend; fairy tale |
| 秘密 | mì mì | secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret |
| 秘书 (秘書) | mì shū | secretary |
| 秘书长 (秘書長) | mì shū zhǎng | secretary-general |
| 莫过于 (莫過於) | mò guò yú | nothing can surpass |
| 测试 (測試) | cè shì | to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mystery”.
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.