TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
謎
ㄇㄧˊ · mí
noun — a riddle; a mystery
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Words (言) built to lead you astray — 謎 is speech you cannot find your way through, a riddle. 迷 mí carries the sound straight, and the meaning leans in too: 迷 is to get lost, and a riddle loses you in words.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一句話（言）說得人團團轉，找不著出口——這就是謎。
A line of speech (言) spins you in circles with no way out — that is a riddle.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)謎語、燈謎— a riddle常用
→謎團、謎底— a mystery; the answer to it
⇒成謎— to become a puzzle, go unexplained
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension