弥
mí
brimming or overflowing
bow (弓) + 尔 = brimming and overflowing
The bow (弓) evokes a string drawn to its limit — stretched full, holding as much tension as possible, which extends naturally to the idea of something filled to overflow. 尔 is purely phonetic, contributing the mí sound.
春天来了,花香弥漫在空气中。
chūn tiān lái le, huā xiāng mí màn zài kōng qì zhōng。
Spring has come; the fragrance of flowers is brimming throughout the air.
大火过后,烟雾弥漫,整条街都看不清楚。
dà huǒ guò hòu, yān wù mí màn, zhěng tiáo jiē dōu kàn bù qīng chǔ。
After the big fire, smoke was overflowing everywhere and the whole street was hard to see clearly.
Words with 弥
阿弥陀佛
ē mí tuó fó
the Buddha of the Western paradise
阿弥陀如来
ē mí tuó rú lái
Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
阿耳忒弥斯
ā ěr tè mí sī
Artemis (Greek goddess of the moon)
须弥
xū mí
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
须弥山
xū mí shān
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
安魂弥撒
ān hún mí sa
Requiem Mass (Catholic)
弥勒
mí lè
Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
弥勒佛
mí lè fó
the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
弥勒菩萨
mí lè pú sà
Maitreya Bodhisattva
弥合
mí hé
to cause a wound to close up and heal
弥天
mí tiān
filling the entire sky
弥天大谎
mí tiān dà huǎng
a pack of lies (idiom)