密码 : mìmǎ - password / PIN
密码 (
码 ( ) is "symbol" or "number".
If you're a Bank of America customer (at least in Boston) you'll see 密码 as the last two characters in the line of Chinese on the ATM screen when you log in:
請輸入您的個人密碼 ( ), "Please enter your personal identification number" (The characters are traditional, like much of the printed material in Boston intended for Chinese speaking residents). 输入 ( ), is "input" or "enter". 输出 ( ) is "output".
) is "password" or "PIN" (thanks to Michael for this one), more literally a secret symbol or number. 密 ( ) is "secret", seen as part of 秘密 ( ) the word for "secret".
码 ( ) is "symbol" or "number".
If you're a Bank of America customer (at least in Boston) you'll see 密码 as the last two characters in the line of Chinese on the ATM screen when you log in:
請輸入您的個人密碼 ( ), "Please enter your personal identification number" (The characters are traditional, like much of the printed material in Boston intended for Chinese speaking residents). 输入 ( ), is "input" or "enter". 输出 ( ) is "output".