1. 霉

霉

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  • 2420th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
霉→
雨每
2Radical
霉→
雨rain丿bend一one母do not
3Graphical
霉→
一冂丨丶㇀冫丿一㇗㇆⺀一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. méi (mei2)bacteria • fungi • moldy
2. méi (mei2)variant of 霉[mei2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 霉 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 霉 méi (mei2)The component 母 is pronounced as 'mǔ' (mu3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

倒霉 

Uncommon

发霉 (發霉)
霉素 

RareShow 28

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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