• 2420th most frequent character
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  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. méi (mei2)variant of 霉[mei2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for méi (mei2)The component is pronounced as 'hēi' (hei1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

霉菌 (黴菌)

Uncommon

红霉素 (紅黴素)
青霉素 (青黴素)

RareShow 3

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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