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袂

mèi

Character

What 袂 means

1. sleeve of a robe

Words containing 袂

• 联袂lián mèijointly; as a group; together
• 分袂fēn mèito leave each other; to part company
• 判袂pàn mèi(literary) (of two people) to separate; to part
• 奋袂fèn mèito roll up one's sleeves for action
• 把袂bǎ mèito have an intimate friendship
• 揄袂yú mèito walk with the hands in one's sleeves
• 攘袂rǎng mèito rise to action with a determined shake of the arms
• 投袂而起tóu mèi ér qǐlit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom); fig. to get excited and move to action
• 连袂lián mèivariant of 联袂

Characters that look like 袂

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

• 缺quēdeficiency; lack; scarce
• 袖xiùsleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve
• 垛duǒbattlement; target
• 轶yì(bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages)…
• 秧yāngsapling; seedling; sprout; (esp.) rice seedling; stem; stalk; vine; baby livestock; fry
• 诛zhūto put (a criminal) to death; to punish

Sounds the same

Read mèi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 妹younger sister
• 魅demon; magic; to charm
• 昧to conceal; dark
• 媚(bound form) to flatter; (bound form) charming
• 寐to sleep soundly
• 沬dawn; place name
• 眛blind; imperceptive
• 煝be radiant; flaming; drought
• 痗disease caused by anxiety
• 篃a kind of bamboo
• 韎a grass that gives red dye
• 谜see 谜儿