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mèi

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mèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mèi | mei4
English translation
demon
magic
to charm
magic, enchantment, charm; a forest demon

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About mèi

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

mèi

Contains the radical

guǐ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A forest  wèi  demon  guǐ wèi also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of mèi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

鬼未

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Example sentences using mèi

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总是 zǒngshì 魅力四射 mèi lì sì shè 看上去 kàn shang qu 俨然 yǎn rán 一位明星 míngxīng

She was always glam. She looked like a star.

这些 zhè xiē 香水 xiāng shuǐ Wén 起来 qǐlai yǒu 一种 yī zhǒng 温暖 wēnnuǎn 魅惑 mèi huò

These perfumes have warmth and sensuality.

毫无疑问 háo wú yí wèn 这个 zhè ge 男人 nán rén 身上 shēn shang 透着一种 yī zhǒng 野性 yě xìng 魅力 mèilì

There was no doubting the animal magnetism of the man.

极富魅力 mèilì 而且 érqiě 非常 fēicháng yǒu 幽默感 yōu mò gǎn

He had enormous charm and a great sense of humour.

最具持久 chíjiǔ 魅力 mèilì de 特质 tè zhì 就是 jiù shì 孩子 háizi 般的天真无邪

His most enduring quality is his childlike innocence.

Words with mèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
魅力 mèilì charm魅力 mèilì
mèi demon mèi
有魅力 yǒu mèi lì attractive有魅力 yǒu mèi lì
鬼魅 guǐ mèi demon鬼魅 guǐ mèi
魅惑 mèi huò to entice魅惑 mèi huò
魑魅魍魉 chī mèi wǎng liǎng demons and monsters (idiom)魑魅魍魎
魑魅 chī mèi demon魑魅 chī mèi

mèi Decomposition & Compounds

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mèi Decomposition

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