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湄

méi

Character

What 湄 means

1. literaryshore; coast; bank

Words starting with 湄

• 湄公河Méi gōng HéMekong River
• 湄南河Méi nán HéChao Phraya River (aka Menam), the main river of Thailand
• 湄洲岛Méi zhōu DǎoMeizhou Island (Putian)
• 湄潭县Méi tán XiànMeitan, a county in Zunyi City 遵义市
• 湄公河三角洲Méi gōng hé Sān jiǎo zhōuMekong River Delta
• 湄潭Méi tánsee 湄潭县

Words containing 湄

• 大湄公河次区域Dà Méi gōng hé cì qū yùGreater Mekong Subregion (GMS), area of economic cooperation between China and Vietnam

Characters built on 眉

These share the phonetic component 眉 (méi), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 媚mèi(bound form) to flatter; (bound form) charming
• 楣méilintel; crossbeam
• 镅méiamericium (chemistry)
• 嵋méiused in 峨嵋
• 猸méiused for ferret, badger or mongoose

Characters that look like 湄

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 摆bǎito arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro
• 湿shīmoist; wet
• 涯yáborder; horizon; shore
• 渥wòto enrich; to moisten
• 琚jūornamental gems for belt
• 堀kūcave; hole

Sounds the same

Read méi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 没(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
• 媒medium; intermediary; matchmaker
• 煤coal
• 眉eyebrow; upper margin
• 霉mold; mildew; to become moldy
• 枚classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs…
• 梅plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
• 玫(fine jade); used in 玫瑰
• 莓(bound form) berry (e.g. strawberry, blackberry, loganberry)
• 酶enzyme; ferment
• 楣lintel; crossbeam
• 糜millet