梅

méi

m+éi·2nd tone

plum · plum flower

Radical: 木 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

梅=木+每

Etymology

tree

Meanings

plum

plum flower

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)

méi

surname Mei

Méi

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Words with 梅 334 total

wintersweet · Japanese allspice · Chimonanthus praecox腊梅là méi syphilis梅毒méi dú

Idioms with 梅 19 total Chain

lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) · fig. innocent children's games · childhood sweethearts · a couple who grew up as childhood friends青梅竹马qīng méi zhú mǎ lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) · fig. to console oneself with illusions望梅止渴wàng méi zhǐ kě