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měi

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měi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
měi | mei3
English translation
each
every
each, every

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About měi

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

měi

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Etymology of měi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱?

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Pictograph of a woman () with a hairpin in her hair. In ancient China, women of marriagable age wore a hairpin. Based on the original meaning "young woman" The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using měi

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zài 中学 zhōng xué 每周 měi zhōu Jiào 音乐课.

She instructs music once a week at a middle school.

měi 星期日 Xīng qī rì 不论 bù lùn qíng dōu huì 教堂 jiào táng zuò 礼拜 lǐ bài .

Rain or shine, I go to church every Sunday.

能够 néng gòu měi miǎo 执行 zhíxíng 数千运算 yùnsuàn .

It was capable of performing thousands of operations per second.

měi rén tān 20 Yuán Qián .

Each will contribute 20 yuan.

měi Nián 冬天 dōng tiān 头皮屑 tóu pí xiè dōu 困扰 kùn rǎo zhāo .

Every winter he has a problem with dandruff in his hair.

Words with měi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
měi each měi
每天 měi tiān every day每天 měi tiān
每次 měi cì every time每次 měi cì
每年 měi nián every year每年 měi nián
每个人 měi ge rén everybody每個人
每周 měi zhōu every week每週
每日 měi rì daily每日 měi rì
每月 měi yuè each month每月 měi yuè
每人 měi rén each person每人 měi rén
每当 měi dāng whenever每當
每每 měi měi often每每 měi měi
每逢 měi féng every time每逢 měi féng
每时每刻 měi shí měi kè at all times每時每刻
每况愈下 měi kuàng yù xià to steadily deteriorate每況愈下

měi Decomposition & Compounds

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měi Decomposition

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měi Compounds

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  • měi
    • Hǎi
      • hāi ,
    • mǐn
    • méi , huǐ , méi , , méi , méi , huì , huì , mǐn , , méi , mèi , méi , méi , , , , , , huì , ,
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