霉 — Chinese character
霉
méi
mildew, mold, rot
- Pinyin
- méi
- Radical
- 173 ⾬ (Rain)
- Strokes
- 15
- Components
- 雨 每
- Formation
- pictophonetic — rain; meaning component 雨; sound component 每
- Traditional
- 黴
Common words with 霉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倒霉 | dǎo méi | to have bad luck; to be out of luck |
| 发霉 (發霉) | fā méi | to become moldy |
| 霉菌 | méi jūn | mold |
| 青霉素 (青黴素) | qīng méi sù | (pharmacology) penicillin |
| 霉素 (黴素) | méi sù | (pharmacology) -mycin (suffix) |
| 红霉素 (紅黴素) | hóng méi sù | (pharmacology) erythromycin |
| 氯霉素 (氯黴素) | lǜ méi sù | (pharmacology) chloramphenicol |
| 霉变 (霉變) | méi biàn | to become moldy |
| 防霉 | fáng méi | to inhibit mold; mold-proof |
| 黄曲霉 (黃曲霉) | huáng qū méi | Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops) |
| 霉烂 (霉爛) | méi làn | mold; rot |
| 霉运 (霉運) | méi yùn | ill luck; misfortune |
English words written with 霉
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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