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没 méi — “not have”
How to write and say the Chinese character 没 (méi), which means not have — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Little glue words.
Pinyin · 拼音 méi
Meaning · 意思 not have
Strokes · 笔画 7
Radical · 部首 氵 (water)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
没 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
氵 (water) hints at the meaning, and 殳 lends its sound — together they make 没.
A common word常用词
没有
there isn't
Example sentence例句
今天没有下雨。
It didn't rain today.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.