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魅

mèi

HSK 5 Character

What 魅 means

1. demon
2. magic
3. to charm

Example sentences

• 他有一种魅力。
  Tā yǒu yīzhǒng mèilì.
  He had a certain charm.
• 他有群众魅力。
  He's got charisma.
• 你低估了你的魅力。
  Nǐ dīgū le nǐ de mèilì.
  You underestimate your charisma.
• 她是个有有魅力的女性。
  Tā shì gè yǒu yǒumèilì de nǚxìng.
  She is a charming woman.
• 她的魅力难以用笔墨形容。
  Tā de mèilì nányǐ yòng bǐmò xíngróng.
  Her charm is beyond description.
• 旧村屋有它自己一定的魅力。
  The old cottage has a certain charm about it.

Words starting with 魅

• 魅力mèi lìcharm; fascination; glamor
• 魅惑mèi huòto bewitch; to captivate
• 魅影mèi yǐngphantom (esp. of Western fantasy)
• 魅力四射mèi lì sì shèglamorous; charming; seductive

Words containing 魅

• 鬼魅guǐ mèidemon; evil spirit
• 去魅qù mèito become disenchanted
• 有魅力yǒu mèi lìattractive; charming
• 人格魅力rén gé mèi lìpersonal charm; charisma
• 歌剧院魅影Gē jù yuàn Mèi yǐngThe Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 祛魅qū mèito become disenchanted
• 魑魅chī mèispirits and devils (usually harmful); demons
• 魑魅魍魉chī mèi wǎng liǎng(idiom) all kinds of malevolent or mischievous spirits

Characters built on 未

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

• 味wèitaste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel
• 妹mèiyounger sister
• 昧mèito conceal; dark
• 寐mèito sleep soundly
• 耒lěiplow

Characters that look like 魅

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

• 稣sūarchaic variant of 苏; to revive
• 腿tuǐleg
• 魁kuíchief; head; outstanding
• 鲑guītrout; salmon
• 鞑DáTartar; a tribe in China
• 踊yǒngleap

Sounds the same

Read mèi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 妹younger sister
• 昧to conceal; dark
• 媚(bound form) to flatter; (bound form) charming
• 寐to sleep soundly
• 袂sleeve of a robe
• 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