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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
祕密 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
祕密 ＝ 祕 ＋ 密
ㄇㄧˋ ㄇㄧˋ · mìmì
noun — a secret; adjective — secret, confidential

字源 FORM — what the parts do

祕secret, hidden (神祕)mìthe spirit-radical 示 (示), for what is kept from sight; 必 bì gives the sound
密dense, close, confidential (密碼)mì
祕密，神祕的祕，密碼的密。
關 · Related
秘密mìmìorthographic variant — 秘 (禾 radical) is the common form of orthodox 祕 (示 radical)神祕shénmìmysterious — the same 祕