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霉
méi
1. bacteria
2. fungi
3. moldy
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

霉
méi
mildew, mold, rot
HSK 5 15 丶

Compound Words (20)

倒霉
dǎoméi
to have bad luck
HSK 5
带霉
dàiméi
musty
发霉
fāméi
to become moldy
防霉
fángméi
rot proof
霉气
méiqì
a moldy smell
霉烂
méilàn
mold
霉病
méibìng
mildew
霉素
méisù
teichomycin
霉菌
méijūn
mold
霉蠹
méidù
to become mildewed and worm-eaten (of books)
霉雨
méiyǔ
Asian rainy season
倒霉蛋
dǎoméidàn
(coll.) poor devil
克霉唑
kèméizuò
clotrimazole (antifungal agent)
新霉素
xīnméisù
neomycin (antibiotic)
氯霉素
lǚméisù
chloramphenicol
红霉素
hóngméisù
erythromycin
红霉素
hóngméisù
erythromycin
触霉头
chùméitóu
to have a stroke of bad luck
青霉素
qīngméisù
penicillin
青霉素
qīngméisù
penicillin

Alternate Entries

霉
méi
variant of [[霉<méi>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,424
Word Frequency Rank
7,688 of 84,292

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