(mài)

HSK 7-96 strokesTrad.

to take a step

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
mài
Meaning
to take a step; to stride
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿺辶万

To take ten thousand 万 steps 辶

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

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

Traditional form : To take ten thousand 萬 steps 辶

How to write step by step

6 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.

niánmài
HSK 7-9

old; aged

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màijìn
HSK 7-9

to step in

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qīngmài

Chiang Mai, city in Thailand

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chéngmài

Chengmai County, Hainan

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lǎomài

aged; senile

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mài

(fig.) to step into; to enter

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màichū

to step out

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