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美

měi

HSK 4 Character

What 美 means

1. beautiful
2. very satisfactory; good
3. to beautify
4. to be pleased with oneself

Other readings

美 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Měithe Americas (abbr. for {美洲|Měi zhōu}); USA (abbr. for {美国|Měi guó})

Example sentences

• 完美！
  Perfect!
• 美味！
  Yummy!
• 赞美主。
  Zànměi zhǔ.
  Praise the Lord!
• 很美味。
  This is delicious.
• 好美味！
  So tasty!
• 多美啊！
  How beautiful!

Words starting with 美

• 美国Měi guóUnited States; USA; US
• 美元měi yuánAmerican dollar; US dollar
• 美丽měi lìbeautiful
• 美术měi shùart; fine arts; painting
• 美女měi nǚbeautiful woman
• 美妙měi miàobeautiful; wonderful; splendid
• 美观měi guānpleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic
• 美满měi mǎnhappy; blissful
• 美好měi hǎobeautiful; fine
• 美人měi rénbeautiful woman; belle
• 美食měi shículinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food
• 美军Měi jūnUS army; US armed forces
• 美容měi róngto improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery)…
• 美金měi jīnAmerican dollar; US dollar
• 美味měi wèidelicious; delicious food; delicacy
• 美学měi xuéaesthetics
• 美景měi jǐngbeautiful scenery
• 美洲Měi zhōuAmerica (including North, Central and South America); the Americas; abbr. for 亚美利加洲
• 美术馆měi shù guǎnart gallery
• 美德měi dévirtue
• 美貌měi màogood looks; beauty; good-looking
• 美感měi gǎnsense of beauty; aesthetic perception
• 美化měi huàto make more beautiful; to decorate; embellishment
• 美国之音Měi guó Zhī YīnVoice of America (VOA)

Words containing 美

• 完美wán měiperfect
• 优美yōu měigraceful; fine; elegant
• 赞美zàn měito admire; to praise; to eulogize
• 审美shěn měiesthetics; appreciating the arts; taste
• 物美价廉wù měi jià liángood quality and cheap; a bargain
• 精美jīng měiexquisite; elegant; fine
• 北美Běi měiNorth America
• 甜美tián měisweet; pleasant; happy
• 爱美ài měito pay attention to one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed…
• 鲜美xiān měifresh and delicious; tasty
• 秀美xiù měielegant; graceful
• 健美jiàn měihealthy and beautiful; to do fitness exercises; abbr. for 健美运动
• 媲美pì měito match; is comparable with
• 南美Nán MěiSouth America
• 老美lǎo Měi(colloquial) an American; person from the United States
• 拉美Lā MěiLatin America; abbr. for 拉丁美洲
• 选美xuǎn měibeauty contest
• 欧美Ōu MěiEurope and America; the West
• 抗美援朝kàng Měi yuán CháoResist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
• 华美huá měimagnificent; gorgeous; ornate
• 宋美龄Sòng Měi língSoong Mei-ling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's second wife
• 柔美róu měigentle and beautiful
• 凄美qī měipoignant; sad and beautiful
• 南美洲Nán měi zhōuSouth America

Characters that look like 美

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

• 虽suīalthough; even though
• 莱láiname of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album
• 桌zhuōtable; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
• 衷zhōnginner feelings
• 鸢yuānkite (small hawk)
• 奚xī(literary) what?; where?; why?

Sounds the same

Read měi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 每each; every
• 浼to ask a favor of
• 镁magnesium (chemistry)
• 渼ripple pattern
• 媺beautiful
• 嵄mountain; hill
• 媄beautiful