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楣
méi
crossbar; lintel
🔤 Pictophonetic:
木 (wood) provides meaning, 眉 provides pronunciation
Words Using 楣 (5)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
楣
méi
lintel / crossbeam
楣
méi
lintel / crossbeam
光耀门楣
guāngyàoménméi
splendor shines on the family's door (idiom) / fig. to bring honor to one's family
光耀门楣
guāngyàoménméi
splendor shines on the family's door (idiom) / fig. to bring honor to one's family
横楣
héngméi
lintel
横楣
héngméi
lintel
横楣子
héngméizi
lintel
横楣子
héngméizi
lintel
门楣
ménméi
lintel (of a door) / fig. family's social status
门楣
ménméi
lintel (of a door) / fig. family's social status
Component Breakdown
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⿰木眉
i
Component Tree i
méi
眉
eyebrows; upper margin of book
💡 Ideographic:
Picture of hair 尸 above an eye 目
9 strokes
HSK 5