(mèi)

HSK 7-914 strokes

demon

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
mèi
Meaning
demon; magic; to charm
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿺鬼未

A forest 未 demon 鬼; 未 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

mèi
HSK 7-9

charm

Open 魅力 page →
mèi

to become disenchanted

Open 去魅 page →
mèi

to become disenchanted

Open 祛魅 page →
guǐmèi

demon; evil spirit

Open 鬼魅 page →

glamorous; charming; seductive

Open 魅力四射 page →
mèiyǐng

phantom (esp. of Western fantasy)

Open 魅影 page →
mèihuò

to bewitch; to captivate

Open 魅惑 page →

(idiom) all kinds of malevolent or mischievous spirits

Open 魑魅魍魉 page →

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