謎 = 言 + 迷

謎 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “riddle”. It is built from 言 (words) and 迷 (bewitch).

Keyword: riddle
Pinyin (Mandarin): mí
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: riddle, conundrum, головоломка, загадка, conundrum
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 謎 riddle

Decomposition

ids

言 words
迷 bewitch

How to find 謎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “words” + “bewitch”. 謎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 謎 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.