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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- mai2
- English meanings
- hide away, burial, bury, inter
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 土; right 里.
Meaning & sound clues
土 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “earth”.
里 is identified as the sound component (lǐ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 埋.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
buy
go
pulse; vein
to take a step
haze; smog
wheat
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 埋伏
- 埋怨
- 埋没
- 埋藏