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霉

méi

mildew, mold, rot

🔤 Pictophonetic: 雨 (rain) provides meaning, 每 provides pronunciation

HSK 5 15 strokes Common (24%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

⿱雨每 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

yǔ

雨

rain

📷 Pictographic: Rain drops falling from a cloud 帀

8 strokes HSK 1

zā

帀

to rotate, to revolve, to make a circuit

4 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

jīn

巾

cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel

📷 Pictographic: A curtain or towel hanging from a rack

3 strokes HSK 4

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

4 strokes

měi

每

each, every

🔤 Pictophonetic:

7 strokes HSK 2

Words Using 霉 (40)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

倒霉 ↗

dǎoméi

to have bad luck / to be out of luck

dǎoméi

倒霉 ↗

HSK 5

to have bad luck / to be out of luck

霉 ↗

méi

bacteria / fungi / moldy

méi

霉 ↗

bacteria / fungi / moldy

chloramphenicol / chloromycetin

lǚméisù

氯霉素 ↗

chloramphenicol / chloromycetin

to become mildewed and worm-eaten (of books) / to mildew and rot

méidù

霉蠹 ↗

to become mildewed and worm-eaten (of books) / to mildew and rot

霉雨 ↗

méiyǔ

Asian rainy season / monsoon / (usually written [[梅雨]])

méiyǔ

霉雨 ↗

Asian rainy season / monsoon / (usually written [[梅雨]])

黄曲霉 ↗

huángqūméi

Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)

huángqūméi

黄曲霉 ↗

Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)

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