梅 (méi) — plum (the fruit or tree); surname Mei
Definition
noun
plum (the fruit or tree)surname Mei
Measure word · 棵
Easily confused
- 悔huǐlook-alike(bound form, in verbs and nouns) regret; repent — used in compounds like 后悔 and 悔改
- 没méisound-alike(adverb) not; used to negate 有 ('to have') or to negate past/habitual actions
- 侮wǔlook-alike(bound form) to insult; to bully
- 枚méisound-alike(classifier) for small, flat, or round objects (coins, rings, badges, medals, pearls, etc.)
- 海hǎilook-alikesea; ocean
- 媒méisound-alike(bound form) matchmaker; go-between; intermediary
Examples
- ，。Chūn tiān dào le, méi huā kāi le.Spring has arrived, and the plum blossoms have bloomed.
- 梅。méi Xiān sheng shì wǒ men de zhōng wén lǎo shī.Mr. Mei is our Chinese teacher.
- ，。Zhè zhǒng méi zi hěn tián, kě yǐ zuò chéng mì jiàn.This kind of plum is very sweet and can be made into preserved fruit.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
梅 is built from 木 (tree) and 每, which gives the sound; it is used for the plum tree.
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