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1.

Animated Stroke Order 眉

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 眉 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 眉

眉 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

眉

𠃜hair

眉=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 眉

眉 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 眉

Eyebrow-related words

All words contain the character 眉, which refers to the eyebrow, either as a body part or in idiomatic expressions describing facial expressions.

眉毛 • méi mao • eyebrow • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

zhòu皱

méi眉

sī思

kǎo考

zhè这

ge

Information

Pinyinméi

Meaningeyebrow

Strokes9

Radical目

Traditional眉

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1795

Zhuyinㄇㄟˊ

UnicodeU+7709

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𠃜hair

The eye (目) with hair above (𠃜) — the eyebrow arching over the eye.

méi眉

mao毛

eyebrow

愁眉苦脸 • chóu méi kǔ liǎn • with a worried or distressed look / frown in worry • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chóu愁

méi眉

kǔ苦

liǎn脸

with a worried or distressed look / frown in worry

眉开眼笑 • méi kāi yǎn xiào • Beaming with joy / With a smiling face • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

méi眉

kāi开

yǎn眼

xiào笑

Beaming with joy / With a smiling face

个

wèn问

tí题

。

He frowned while thinking about this problem.

Tā他

zhòu皱

qǐ起

le了

méi眉

tóu头

。

He furrowed his brow.

tā她

de的

méi眉

máo毛

xíng形

zhuàng状

hěn很

piào漂

liang亮

。

Her eyebrows have a beautiful shape.

É峨

méi眉

shān山

zài在

Zhōng中

guó国

Sì四

chuān川

shěng省

。

Mount Emei is in Sichuan Province, China.

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

zhōng终

yú于

yǒu有

le了

méi眉

mù目

。

This matter finally has some progress.

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Characters pronounced "mei".

酶méienzymes; (Cant.) soft
莓méiberry
媚mèito flatter, to curry favor
魅mèidemon, evil spirit; enchanting, captivating
每měievery; each
妹mèiyounger sister

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "目".

瞥piētake fleeting glance at
眩xuànto confuse; dizzy, dazed, disoriented
睾gāotesticle
眷juàntake interest in, care for
瞌kēdoze off; sleepy
瞰kànwatch, spy; overlook; look down

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