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Character

美 měi

HSK 3Character

beautiful; pretty

Radical
羊
Strokes
9
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
羊 大
Traditional
美
Frequency
#101 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

měi

mei3
  1. beautiful; pretty
  2. the USA; American (as in 美国)
  3. America; the Americas (as in 美洲)

Examples

  • 我觉得这个公园很美。

    wǒ jué de zhè ge gōng yuán hěn měi

    I think this park is beautiful.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 妈妈的照片很美。

    mā ma de zhào piàn hěn měi

    Mom's photos are beautiful.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我去过美国两次。

    wǒ qù guò měi guó liǎng cì

    I have been to the USA twice.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 美

Draw “美” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 美

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美丽měi lìbeautiful; very pretty (describes people, places, and things)WordHSK 3美元měi yuánthe money of the United States; its sign is $WordHSK 3美好měi hǎowonderful; very good and making people feel happyWordHSK 3美术měi shùart, especially drawing and paintingWordHSK 3美食měi shídelicious food that tastes very goodWordHSK 3美女měi nǚa beautiful woman; a pretty girlWordHSK 4美金měi jīnUS dollars; the money people use in the United StatesWordHSK 4美容měi róngto make your face or skin more beautifulWordHSK 6美人měi réna beautiful woman; a woman who looks very prettyWordHSK 7–9美化měi huàto make a place or thing more beautifulWordHSK 7–9美味měi wèidelicious; tasting very goodWordHSK 7–9美妙měi miàowonderful; beautiful in a way that makes you feel very happyWordHSK 7–9

Same radical 羊

All characters with 羊 →
義yì群qún羊yáng羞xiū羡xiàn羨xiàn羌qiāng羚líng羟qiǎng羥qiǎng羔gāo羲xī
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