(méi)

HSK 7-98 strokes

(fine jade)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
méi
Meaning
(fine jade); used in 玫瑰[mei2 gui1]
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰王攵

In this compound, the meaning comes from (jade); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

8 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.

méiguī
HSK 7-9

rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵[ke1]); rose flower (CL:朵[duo3])

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Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer…

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