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CHINESE CHARACTER

méi

枚

枚

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mine

Numbered pinyin
mei2
English meanings
enzyme, flare, ferment, school, mine, Surname, stick used as mouth gag, piece, rocket, m.[general],

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 攵.

Meaning & sound clues

木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “tree”.

攵 is identified as the sound component (pū). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 枚.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰木攵

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一méi枚yìngbì硬币。

    A coin.

  2. 02

    yī一méi枚jiǎng奖zhāng章。

    A medal.

  3. 03

    yī一méi枚yóupiào邮票。

    A stamp.

  4. 04

    jīngzhì精致xiǎo小qiǎo巧。

    Exquisite and small.

  5. 05

    yìyì意义zhēnguì珍贵。

    Precious.

  6. 06

    zhēncáng珍藏jìniàn纪念。

    Treasure as a keepsake.

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