密

• 拼音: mì
• 汉字拆解: 密 = 宀 (roof) + 必 (must) + 山 (mountain) — tightly enclosed, dense

含义

Dense; close together; tight; secret. Describes things that are closely packed, tightly woven, or confidential.

A versatile adjective with several related meanings: physically dense or close together (人口密 densely populated), tightly woven or fine-grained (密封 sealed tight), and confidential (密信 secret letter). Opposite of 疏 (sparse). Commonly appears in compounds like 密集 (concentrated), 密度 (density), and 亲密 (intimate).

例句

1. 这片森林里的树木非常密。
2. 这里的房子建得很密，巷子非常窄。
3. 今天的雨下得又密又急。

用法指南

语境: description, science, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 竹林长得太密了，走不进去。(The bamboo grove is too dense to walk through.)
• 针脚缝得真密，做得很好。(The stitches are sewn very tight — well done.)

错误说法

• 天气很密 — 密 does not describe weather conditions; for humid weather, use 闷 or 潮湿 instead

起源与历史

密 combines 宀 (roof), 必 (must), and 山 (mountain), suggesting something tightly enclosed within walls and mountains — hence dense and secret.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal