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
Meiling (female name)
handsome; pretty
aerobics; aerobic dance (school P.E. activity)
art design; art designer
cushy job; pleasant task
Associated Press (AP)
elegant; graceful
esthetic conception; esthetic point of view; standard
nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
good reputation; fame; famous for sth
inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
love of beauty; wishing to appear beautiful
Medusa (monster of Greek mythology)
Mesopotamia
Meilan district of Haikou city hǎi kǒu shì, Hainan
an art object
Gamera (Japanese ガメラ Gamera), Japanese movie monster
a wonderful thing; a fine thing
Merlot (grape type)
plump; rounded; fertile
fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely
to call by the glorified name of (idiom)
tasty; delicious
beautiful and good
graphic designer; art editor