霉 méi

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Traditional form

霉 méi

Contains the radical

雨 yǔ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

rain

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱雨每

Semantic compound

雨 yǔ

Phonetic compound

每 měi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 yǔ represents the meaning and 每 měi represents the sound. Simplified form of 黴 méi .

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这个 zhè ge 房间 fángjiān 闻 Wén 起来 qǐlai 有股发霉 fā méi 的 de 陈 Chén 味儿 wèi r .

The room smelled musty and stale.

吲哚 yǐn duǒ 乙 yǐ 酸 suān , 激动 jīdòng 素 sù 或 huò 赤 chì 霉 méi 酸 suān 的 de 外源 wài yuán 施用 shī yòng 刺激 cìjī 了 le 光合作用 guāng hé zuò yòng .

Exogenous applications of indoleacetic acid, kinetin or gibberellic acid stimulate photosynthesis.

突然 tūrán ,他 tā 的 de 鼻尖 bí jiān 闻 Wén 到 dào 了 le 老鼠 lǎoshǔ 的 de 霉 méi 臭味 chòu wèi .

Suddenly the foul musty odour of the brutes struck his nostrils.

赤霉酸 suān 也 Yě 可 kě 加强 jiā qiáng 雄性 xióng xìng 的 de 倾向 qīngxiàng .

Gibberellic acid may also accentuate the trend toward maleness.

今年 jīn nián 他 tā 可 kě 倒霉 dǎoméi 了 le , 3个 gè 月 yuè 内 nèi 开 kāi 了两次 cì 刀 Dāo .

He hit a bad patch this year, having two operations in three months.

Explore 15 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 霉 méi in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
倒霉 dǎoméi	to have bad luck	倒霉 dǎoméi
霉 méi	fungi	霉 méi
青霉素 qīng méi sù	penicillin	青霉素 qīng méi sù
霉菌 méi jūn	mold	霉菌 méi jūn
发霉 fā méi	to become moldy	發霉
红霉素 hóng méi sù	erythromycin	紅霉素
庆大霉素 qìng dà méi sù	gentamycin (antibiotic)	慶大霉素
氯霉素 lǜ méi sù	chloramphenicol	氯霉素 lǜ méi sù
黄曲霉 huáng qū méi	Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)	黃曲霉
霉烂 méi làn	mold	霉爛
新霉素 xīn méi sù	neomycin (antibiotic)	新霉素 xīn méi sù
霉气 méi qì	a moldy smell	霉氣
黄曲霉菌 huáng qū méi jūn	Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)	黃曲霉菌
霉雨 méi yǔ	monsoon	霉雨 méi yǔ
氯洁霉素 lǜ jié méi sù	clindamycin	氯潔霉素