Chinese symbol for “secret”
秘密
mì mì
secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
The closest CC-CEDICT match for secret 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
Other Chinese words for “secret”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 机密 (機密) | jī mì | secret; classified; classified information; secret |
| 秘 | mì | secret; secretary |
| 隐 (隱) | yǐn | (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto- |
| 奥秘 (奧祕) | ào mì | secret; mystery |
| 诀窍 (訣竅) | jué qiào | secret; trick |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 秘密.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秘书 (秘書) | mì shū | secretary |
| 神秘 | shén mì | mysterious; mystery |
| 秘书长 (秘書長) | mì shū zhǎng | secretary-general |
| 揭秘 | jiē mì | to reveal a secret |
| 秘诀 (祕訣) | mì jué | variant of 秘诀 (mì jué) |
| 密码 (密碼) | mì mǎ | cipher; secret code; password; PIN |
| 密切 | mì qiè | close; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc) |
| 紧密 (緊密) | jǐn mì | inseparably close |
See also: Japanese symbol for “secret”.
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.