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CHINESE CHARACTER

媚 (mèi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

mèi
attractive, charming; to charm, to flatter
HSK 7-912 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

女 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 媚.

Phonetic component

眉 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 12

Write 媚 in 12 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 媚 (mèi) mean in Chinese?

attractive, charming; to charm, to flatter

How do you write 媚 in stroke order?

媚 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 媚?

女 is the radical in 媚. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 媚?

明媚 (míngmèi): bright and beautiful.