媒(méi)

HSK 312 strokes

medium

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
méi
Meaning
medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒体, media, esp. news media
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 媒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰女某

In this compound, the meaning comes from 女 (woman); 某 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

女nǚ某mǒu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 媒 step by step

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

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Words with 媒

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

méi媒tǐ体
HSK 3

media, esp. news media

Open 媒体 page →
chuán传méi媒
HSK 6

media

Open 传媒 page →
duō多méi媒tǐ体
HSK 6

multimedia

Open 多媒体 page →
bǎo保méi媒

to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)

Open 保媒 page →
zuò做méi媒

to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)

Open 做媒 page →
lěng冷méi媒

refrigerant

Open 冷媒 page →
wài外méi媒

foreign news media (abbr. for 外国媒体)

Open 外媒 page →
méi媒rén人

matchmaker

Open 媒人 page →

Related characters

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 媒’s common words

体传多保做冷外人

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