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

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Words containing 美

Word Meaning
magnificent
sad and beautiful; poignant
manicure and-or pedicure
Sumer, ancient Mesopotamian civilization
variant of yà měi ní yà, Armenia
Pomerania, Baltic Sea region in Europe
very happy; elated
to dub with a nice-sounding appellation; fanciful moniker
bel canto
abundant and prosperous
America
Camelot, seat of legendary King Arthur
dainty
applied art
Europe and America; the West
truth, goodness and beauty
mayonnaise (loanword) (Tw)
canna or Indian shot (genus Canna)
Voice of America (VOA)
Empress Michiko of Japan (1934-)
fine jade
(coll.) pretty girl
anecdote passed on with approbation
Qimei, an island township in Penghu, Taiwan
Qimei Township, Penghu, Taiwan