美 — Chinese character
美
měi
beautiful, pretty; pleasing
- Pinyin
- měi
- Radical
- 123 ⽺ (Sheep)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 羊 大
- Formation
- ideographic — A person 大 wearing an elegant crown 羊
- Japanese
- 美 as a kanji
Common words with 美
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美元 | měi yuán | American dollar; US dollar |
| 美丽 (美麗) | měi lì | beautiful |
| 完美 | wán měi | perfect |
| 美女 | měi nǚ | beautiful woman |
| 美好 | měi hǎo | beautiful; fine |
| 美食 | měi shí | culinary delicacy; fine food |
| 美术 (美術) | měi shù | art; fine arts |
| 美味 | měi wèi | delicious; delicious food |
| 美金 | měi jīn | American dollar; US dollar |
| 审美 (審美) | shěn měi | esthetics; appreciating the arts |
| 赞美 (讚美) | zàn měi | to admire; to praise |
| 美学 (美學) | měi xué | aesthetics |
English words written with 美
美 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 8 · Analects 14 · Mencius 17 · Zhuangzi 51 · Great Learning 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 31
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 62
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 80
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 81
- Analects 1.12
- Analects 3.8
- Analects 3.25
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