(mèi)

9 strokes

sleeve of a robe

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
mèi
Meaning
sleeve of a robe
Strokes
9
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰衤夬

In this compound, the meaning comes from (clothes); 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

9 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.

fēnmèi

to leave each other; to part company

Open 分袂 page →
pànmèi

(of two people) to separate; to part

Open 判袂 page →
fènmèi

to roll up one's sleeves for action

Open 奋袂 page →

lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)

Open 投袂而起 page →

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