Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 觅

(literary) to seek
to find

old variant of 覓／觅 (mì)

to forage
to hunt for food
to scavenge
fig. to make a living

to search for the right word (of poet)

to look for

to seek
to seek out

lìngmìxīnhuān

to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extramarital sex)
a bit on the side

mìshíxíngwéi

foraging

see 騎驢找驢／骑驴找驴 (qílüzhǎolü)

lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing

tàpòtiěxiéwúmìchù,déláiquánbùfèigōngfu

踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫

[踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫]

to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily