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猸

méi

Character

What 猸 means

1. used for ferret, badger or mongoose

Words starting with 猸

• 猸子méi zimongoose

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
• 湄méi(literary) shore; coast; bank
• 楣méilintel; crossbeam
• 镅méiamericium (chemistry)
• 嵋méiused in 峨嵋

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
• 湄(literary) shore; coast; bank
• 楣lintel; crossbeam