1. 梅

梅

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  • 1157th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 71 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
梅→
木每
2Radical
梅→
木tree丿bend一one母do not
3Graphical
梅→
一丨八丿一㇗㇆⺀一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. méi (Mei2)surname Mei
2. méi (mei2)plum • plum flower • Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
3. méi (mei2)variant of 梅[mei2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 梅 méi (mei2)The component 每 is pronounced as 'měi' (mei3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 梅 méi (mei2)The component 木 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 梅 méi (mei2)The component 母 is pronounced as 'mǔ' (mu3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

梅州 
梅花 
腊梅 (臘梅)

Uncommon

卡梅伦 (卡梅倫)
望梅止渴 
梅子 
梅林 
梅毒 
梅县 (梅縣)
梅花鹿 
梅兰芳 (梅蘭芳)
梅雨 
杨梅 (楊梅)
话梅 (話梅)
踏雪寻梅 (踏雪尋梅)
酸梅 
金瓶梅 
黄梅戏 (黃梅戲)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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