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妹 mèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mèi | mei4
English translation
younger sister

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About 妹 mèi

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

妹 mèi

Contains the radical

女 nǚ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of 妹 mèi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰女未

Semantic compound

女 nǚ

Phonetic compound

未 wèi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 女 nǚ represents the meaning and 未 wèi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 妹 mèi

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她们 tā men 俩 liǎ 处 chǔ 得 dé 好像 hǎoxiàng 亲姐妹一样 yīyàng .

The two of them were as intimate as sisters.

不要 bù yào 总是 zǒngshì 把 bǎ 你 nǐ 的 de 不良 bù liáng 行为 xíngwéi 怪 guài 在 zài 你的小 xiǎo 妹妹 mèimei 身上 shēn shang .

Don't keep blaming your little sister for your bad behavior.

这 zhè 姐妹 jiě mèi 俩 liǎ 容貌 róngmào 极 jí 相像 xiāng xiàng .

The two sisters are as like as two peas.

阿拉 Ā lā 吐克的 de 妹妹 mèimei 正 zhēng 和 hé 伙伴 huǒbàn 们 men 在 zài 屋子 wūzi 附近 fùjìn 玩 wán .

Alatook's sister was playing with her friends near the house.

姐妹 jiě mèi 俩 liǎ 长得 zhǎng de 很 hěn 像 xiàng .

The two sisters are very much alike.

Words with 妹 mèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
妹妹 mèimei younger sister妹妹 mèimei
妹 mèi younger sister妹 mèi
姐妹 jiě mèi sisters姐妹 jiě mèi
妹子 mèi zi girl妹子 mèi zi
兄妹 xiōng mèi brother(s) and sister(s)兄妹 xiōng mèi
表妹 biǎo mèi younger female cousin via female line表妹 biǎo mèi
姊妹 zǐ mèi (older and younger) sisters姊妹 zǐ mèi
小妹 xiǎo mèi girl小妹 xiǎo mèi
师妹 shī mèi junior female student or apprentice師妹
妹夫 mèi fu younger sister's husband妹夫 mèi fu
弟妹 dì mèi younger sibling弟妹 dì mèi
阿妹 ā mèi younger sister阿妹 ā mèi
张惠妹 Zhāng Huì mèi A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer張惠妹
堂妹 táng mèi younger female patrilineal cousin堂妹 táng mèi
打工妹 dǎ gōng mèi young female worker打工妹 dǎ gōng mèi
表姐妹 biǎo jiě mèi female cousins via female line表姐妹 biǎo jiě mèi
伊妹儿 yī mèi r email (loanword)伊妹兒
姨妹 yí mèi sister-in-law姨妹 yí mèi
表妹夫 biǎo mèi fu husband of younger female cousin via female line表妹夫 biǎo mèi fu
表姊妹 biǎo zǐ mèi father's sister's daughters表姊妹 biǎo zǐ mèi
堂姊妹 táng zǐ mèi paternal female cousin堂姊妹 táng zǐ mèi

妹 mèi Decomposition & Compounds

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妹 mèi Decomposition

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