美(měi): (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1])
HSK 39 strokes
(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1])
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- měi
- Meaning
- (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美国)
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 美 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 美 step by step
9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 美
Common words using 美 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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