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酶

méi

enzyme; to ferment

🔤 Pictophonetic: 酉 (chemical) provides meaning, 每 provides pronunciation

HSK 14 strokes Uncommon (31%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

酉

yǒu

wine; wine vessel; chemical

每

měi

each, every

⿰酉每 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

yǒu

酉

wine; wine vessel; chemical

📷 Pictographic: A vessel half-filled with wine

7 strokes

wù

兀

weak; lame

💡 Ideographic: Cutting 一 off the feet 儿

3 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

ér

儿

son, child

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人

2 strokes HSK 1

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

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

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

měi

每

each, every

🔤 Pictophonetic:

7 strokes HSK 2

Words Using 酶 (31)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

beta-lactamase (a bacterial inhibitor)

nèixiānànméi

内酰胺酶 ↗

beta-lactamase (a bacterial inhibitor)

thrombin (biochemistry)

níngxuèméi

凝血酶 ↗

thrombin (biochemistry)

neuraminidase (the N of virus such as bird flu H5N1)

shénjīngānsuānméi

神经氨酸酶 ↗

neuraminidase (the N of virus such as bird flu H5N1)

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