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美 (měi): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 4

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Animated Stroke Order 美

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 美

美 stroke order diagram

3.

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美

羊yáng · sheep

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4.

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5.

How to Use 美

Describing beauty or goodness

美 combines with other characters to form adjectives meaning 'beautiful' or 'good'.

美丽 • měi lì • pretty • HSK 4

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HSK Vocabulary: 美

美景 • měi jǐng • beautiful scenery

HSK 3.0 · L4

měi美

jǐng

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

zài在

dà大

xué学

xué学

xí习

měi

Information

Pinyinměi

Meaningbeautiful, good, pleasing

Strokes9

Radical八

Traditional美

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#979

Zhuyinㄇㄟˇ

UnicodeU+7F8E

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羊yáng · sheep

měi美

lì丽

pretty

优美 • yōu měi • graceful; fine; exquisite • HSK 5

HSK 5

yōu优

měi美

graceful; fine; exquisite

美好 • měi hǎo • beautiful • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

měi美

hǎo好

beautiful

Related to art or appreciation

美 appears in terms related to art, aesthetics, or praise.

美术 • měi shù • art • HSK 5

HSK 5

měi美

shù术

art

赞美 • zàn měi • praise; eulogize • HSK 5

HSK 5

zàn赞

měi美

praise; eulogize

审美 • shěn měi • appreciation of beauty • HSK 6

HSK 6

shěn审

měi美

appreciation of beauty

景

beautiful scenery

美食 • měi shí • culinary delicacy

HSK 3.0 · L4

měi美

shí食

culinary delicacy

完美 • wán měi • perfect; flawless

HSK 5

wán完

měi美

perfect; flawless

美味 • měi wèi • delicious

HSK 3.0 · L5

měi美

wèi味

delicious

精美 • jīng měi • delicate

HSK 3.0 · L6

jīng精

měi美

delicate

美妙 • měi miào • beautiful; splendid; wonderful

HSK 6

měi美

miào妙

beautiful; splendid; wonderful

美

shù术

zhuān专

yè业

。

He is studying fine arts at university.

tā她

cān参

jiā加

le了

jīn今

nián年

de的

xuǎn选

měi美

bǐ比

sài赛

。

She participated in this year's beauty pageant.

tā她

shì是

yī一

wèi位

měi美

nǚ女

。

She is a beautiful woman.

zhè这

zuò座

huā花

yuán园

fēi非

cháng常

měi美

lì丽

。

This garden is very beautiful.

zhè这

lǐ里

de的

fēng风

jǐng景

zhēn真

měi美

。

The scenery here is really beautiful.

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陪péiaccompany
篇piānsheet
片piàn[flat, thin piece of]; slice; flake

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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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兮xīexclamatory particle
羌qiāngQiang nationality; surname
冀jìhope for; wish; Hebei province
羡xiànto admire, to envy, to desire what others have
八bāeight
六liùsix

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