mold; mildew; to become moldy

Animated Stroke Order 霉

霉 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 霉

霉 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
jīn
tiān
zhēn
dǎo
méi
qián
bāo
diū
le

Today is really unlucky, I lost my wallet.

2
cháo
shī湿
huán
jìng
róng
shēng
méi
jūn

Damp environments easily breed mold.

3
miàn
bāo
fàng
tài
jiǔ
méi
le

The bread has been left too long and become moldy.

4
jīn
tiān
hěn
dǎo
méi

I am very unlucky today.

5
kǎo
shì
méi
tōng
guò
zhēn
dǎo
méi

He failed the exam, that's really unlucky.

6
chū
mén
shí
xià
yòu
wàng
le
dài
sǎn
zhēn
shì
tài
dǎo
méi
le

It rained when I went out, and I forgot to bring an umbrella, that's really unlucky.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes15
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#3027
Zhuyinㄇㄟˊ
Components
UnicodeU+9709
CangjieMBOWY
☯️

Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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