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měi — “every”

How to write and say the Chinese character (měi), which means every — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: This & that.

Pinyin · 拼音 měi
Meaning · 意思 every
Strokes · 笔画 7
Radical · 部首 (mother)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

Stroke order笔顺

每 is written with 7 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

Look for 母 (mother) inside, wearing a little sprout on top — every, each.

A common word常用词

měitiān

every day

Example sentence例句

měitiāndōushū

I read every day.

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