埋(mái)

HSK 610 strokes
Readingsmáimán

to bury

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Character information

Pinyin
mái / mán
Meaning
to bury
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 埋 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰土里

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 里 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

土tǔ里lǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 埋 step by step

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

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Words with 埋

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

mái埋fú伏
HSK 7-9

to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush

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mán埋yuàn怨
HSK 7-9

to complain

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mái埋mò没
HSK 7-9

to engulf

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mái埋cáng藏
HSK 7-9

to bury

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bāo包mái埋

to embed

Open 包埋 page →
mái埋míng名

to conceal one's identity; to live incognito

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shí十miàn面mái埋fú伏

Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece)

Open 十面埋伏 page →
mái埋dān单

to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese)

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From 埋’s common words

伏怨没藏包名十面

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