枚 méi

stalk of shrub, trunk of tree

HSK 6 #1884

DEFINITIONS

  • stalk of shrub, trunk of tree
  • surname Mei
  • classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc
  • tree trunk
  • whip
  • wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old)

STROKES

WORDS

不胜枚举 bù shèng méi jǔ too numerous to mention individually or one by one
不勝枚舉 bù shèng méi jǔ too numerous to mention individually or one by one
不可枚举 bù kě méi jǔ innumerable (idiom)
不可枚舉 bù kě méi jǔ innumerable (idiom)
枚乘 méi chéng Mei Cheng (-c. 140 BC), Han dynasty poet
枚卜 méi bǔ to choose officials by divination (archaic); to practice divination without a definite question
枚举 méi jǔ to enumerate
枚舉 méi jǔ to enumerate
猜枚 cāi méi drinking game where one has to guess the number of small objects in the other player's closed hand
袁枚 yuán méi Yuan Mei (1716-1798), famous Qing poet and critic, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
钳马衔枚 qián mǎ xián méi with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom); (of a marching army) in utter silence
鉗馬銜枚 qián mǎ xián méi with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom); (of a marching army) in utter silence
马工枚速 mǎ gōng méi sù Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom); to each his good points
馬工枚速 mǎ gōng méi sù Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom); to each his good points
一枚 yī méi one piece; one (of a small object)
那枚 nà méi that (particle for objects)
两枚 liǎng méi two pieces; a pair
四枚 sì méi four pieces; referring to four small, specific items such as tokens or coins.
几枚 jǐ méi several small, disc-shaped objects, such as coins or pills
这枚 zhè méi this piece; a measure word used for flat objects like tablets, leaves, coins, etc.
八枚 bā méi eight pieces; a group of eight coins or objects
十枚 shí méi ten pieces (of coins, medals, etc.)
六枚 liù méi six pieces; six items
三枚 sān méi three pieces/items
七八枚 qī bā méi about seven or eight pieces; approximately seven or eight in number
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