DICTIONARY
The Chinese word mei - 没 - méi
(no in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
méi
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced mò. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).
English translations
no, not, to disappear, to be absent of,
absence, nothing, none, without
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 没 ( méi ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
没 ( mei / méi ) in traditional characters
沒
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Character complexity
没 is composed of 7 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
without | nothing
没 ( mei / méi ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 61)
没 ( mei / méi ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 61)
Chinese example words containing the character 没 ( mei / méi )
Other characters that are pronounced méi in Chinese
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All words in this dictionary (more to come) were taken from the multimedia Chinese learning software Han Trainer Pro.
This Chinese-English dictionary is currently under development.
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Version 5.25 / Last updated: 2019-09-02