眉(méi)

HSK 7-99 strokes

eyebrow

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Character information

Pinyin
méi
Meaning
eyebrow; upper margin
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 眉 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸尸目

Picture of hair 尸 above an eye 目

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

Made of

尸shī目mù

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 眉 step by step

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

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Words with 眉

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

chóu愁méi眉kǔ苦liǎn脸
HSK 7-9

to look anxious (idiom)

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é娥méi眉

variant of 蛾眉[e2 mei2]

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zhǎn展méi眉

to beam with joy; all smiles

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é峨méi眉

(used in place names, notably 峨眉山[E2 mei2 Shan1] Mount Emei in Sichuan)

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dī低méi眉shùn顺yǎn眼

docile; submissive

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é峨méi眉shān山

Mount Emei in Sichuan, one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism

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é峨méi眉shān山shì市

Emeishan, a county-level city in Leshan City 乐山市, Sichuan

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jīn巾guó帼xū须méi眉

woman with a manly spirit

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From 眉’s common words

愁苦脸娥展峨低顺

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