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méi

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méi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
méi | mei2
English translation
moss; edible berries

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About méi

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

méi

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Isolated morpheme / 语素 yǔ sù Yǔsù

Learning hint

grass

Etymology of méi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹每

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

měi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and měi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using méi

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我们 wǒmen zài 榆树 Yú shù xià cǎo jiān bèi Yáng kěn diào de 小丘 xiǎo qiū shǎng chī 草莓 cǎo méi .

On a sheep - cropped knou under a clump of elms we ate the strawberries.

hǎo , 再来 fèn 草莓 cǎo méi zhī xiǎn 三文.

Guest : OK, and a grilled salmon with strawberry vinegar.

zài kǎo 面包片 miàn bāo piàn 上塗 le 薄薄的一层 yī céng Shān méi jiàng .

She spread the toast thinly with raspberry jam.

zài 小径 xiǎo jìng de 两旁 liǎng páng ,首先 shǒuxiān shì zāi zhāo é méi cóng de 花坛 Huā tán .

Right and left of the path were first a bed of gooseberry - bushes.

zài 皮毛 pí máo 湿 shī de 情况 qíngkuàng xià , 他们 tā men zài 低洼 dī wā chǔ ,靠近 kào jìn 黑莓 hēi méi cóng ,或者 huòzhě duǒ zài 背风 shǎng , 毫无 háowú 觅食 mì shí de 情绪 qíngxù .

With their fleece sopping wet, they huddled in hollows, too dispirited to graze.

Words with méi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
草莓 cǎo méi strawberry草莓 cǎo méi
méi berry méi
黑莓 hēi méi blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)黑莓 hēi méi
树莓 shù méi bramble樹莓

méi Decomposition & Compounds

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