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美

美

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美 is the 151st most frequent character.
美 has 2 dictionary entries.
美 appears as a character in 151 words.
美 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

美 => 羊, 大

Radical :

美 => 羊 (sheep), 大 (big)

Graphical :

美 => 一, 二, 丨, 丷, 人, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

Mei3 - the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2]
mei3 - beautiful/very satisfactory/good/to be pleased with oneself

Pronunciation Clues:

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

美国 (美國)

美丽 (美麗)

Medium Frequency

优美 (優美)

审美 (審美)

爱美 (愛美)

美人计 (美人計)

美国人 (美國人)

美满 (美滿)

美术 (美術)

赞美 (讚美)

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美 also appears in:

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.