妹 (mèi): Younger sister — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Character Breakdown

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妹=女woman+未not yet

A woman (女) who is not yet (未) mature — a younger sister, still growing and dependent.

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HSK Vocabulary: 妹

HSK words that contain this character.

妹妹

mèi mei

younger sister

HSK 2

姐妹

jiě mèi

sisters

HSK 3.0 L3

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 妹 is used in context

tā她

men们

jiě姐

mèi妹

liǎ俩

zhǎng长

de得

hěn很

xiàng像

。

Those two sisters look very much alike.

wǒ我

mèi妹

mei妹

jīn今

nián年

shàng上

xiǎo小

xué学

wǒ我

de的

biǎo表

mèi妹

cóng从

guó国

wài外

huí回

lái

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My younger sister is in elementary school this year.

My younger female cousin has returned from abroad.

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "女".

yu妤 rèn妊 shēn娠 Cháng嫦 é娥 dí嫡

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