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楣

méi

crossbar; lintel

🔤 Pictophonetic: 木 (wood) provides meaning, 眉 provides pronunciation

HSK 13 strokes Uncommon (41%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

木

mù

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

眉

méi

eyebrows; upper margin of book

⿰木眉 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

méi

眉

eyebrows; upper margin of book

💡 Ideographic: Picture of hair 尸 above an eye 目

9 strokes HSK 5

shī

尸

body, corpse

📷 Pictographic: A man keeled over

3 strokes HSK 6

mù

目

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

📷 Pictographic: An eye drawn on its side

5 strokes HSK 3

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 楣 (5)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

splendor shines on the family's door (idiom) / fig. to bring honor to one's family

guāngyàoménméi

光耀门楣 ↗

splendor shines on the family's door (idiom) / fig. to bring honor to one's family

lintel (of a door) / fig. family's social status

ménméi

门楣 ↗

lintel (of a door) / fig. family's social status