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méi

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méi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
méi | mei2
English translation
crossbar; lintel

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About méi

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

méi

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Isolated morpheme / 语素 yǔ sù Yǔsù

Learning hint

wood

Etymology of méi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木眉

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

méi

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Example sentences using méi

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辛楣 恍然大悟 huǎngrándàwù dào : zhè shì hōng 小孩子 xiǎo hái zi de 咖啡 kāfēi 方糖 fāng táng ——

" That's coffee candy to cajole children with,'said Hsin - mei , suddenly understanding.

建筑物 jiàn zhù wù de 门楣 mén méi 斗拱 dǒu gǒng Liáng zhǔ , jūn yǒu 精美 jīng měi diāo .

Its lintels, brackets and roofs all have artistic engravings on them.

辛楣 duì cāng dǐng 得意 déyì de xiào dào : wèi jiàn .

Smiling smugly at the cabin ceiling, Hsin - mei said, " Not necessarily.

Wén wán xiào dào :伯母 bómǔ , yǒu 辛楣 péi , xiē 什么 shénme !

Wen - wan said with a laugh, " Auntie , with Hsin - mei along, what are you afraid of!

辛楣 瞎猜 xiā cāi dào :认为 rènwéi shì zuì —— è —— zuì 伟大 wěidà de 戏剧家 xì jù jiā .

I consider him the - uh - the greatest playwright,'said Hsin - mei , taking a wild guess.

Words with méi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
méi lintel méi
门楣 mén méi lintel (of a door)門楣
倒楣 dǎo méi to have bad luck倒楣 dǎo méi
光耀门楣 guāng yào mén méi fig. to bring honor to one's family光耀門楣
横楣 héng méi lintel橫楣

méi Decomposition & Compounds

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