měi

beautiful; USA; abbr. for měi guó

HSK 4 #151

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 151st character
Radical ⽺ (123.3)
Strokes 9
Index # 1642

Definitions

美 měi
  1. 1. beautiful
  2. 2. USA
  3. 3. abbr. for měi guó
  4. 4. good
  5. 5. very satisfactory
  6. 6. to be pleased with oneself
  7. 7. to beautify
  8. 8. the Americas
  9. 9. abbr. for měi zhōu

Stroke order

美 stroke order diagram
美 stroke order animation

Words containing 美

Word Meaning
good reputation; fame; famous for sth
US armed forces; US army
(of houses, scenery etc) magnificent (idiom)
US dollar bill; greenback
delicacy
delicacy
Body shop (UK cosmetics company)
Body shop (UK cosmetics company)
hairdressing; beautiful hair
hairdresser; beautician
hairdresser; beautician
beautiful
Formosa; Taiwan Island
Formosa; old name for Taiwan
Brave New World; beautiful new world
Brave New World, novel by Aldous Huxley 阿道司·hè xū lí[A1 dao4 si1 · He4 xu1 li2]
(coll.) an American; person from the United States
Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
to show off one's good looks shamelessly
fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
Emmy Award
Emmy Award