DICTIONARY
The Chinese word mei - 妹 - mèi
(younger sister in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
mèi
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English translation
younger sister
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 妹 ( mèi ) 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. :
The traditional Chinese characters of mèi are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
妹 is composed of 8 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.)
female | sisters
妹 ( mei / mèi ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 857)
妹 ( mei / mèi ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 857)
Chinese example words containing the character 妹 ( mei / mèi )
妹妹 ( mèimei = younger sister )
Other characters that are pronounced mèi in Chinese
More words that mean younger sister in Chinese
mèimei ( 妹妹 )
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