Character

霉

méi HSK 7

霉 méi HSK 7

1. (of clothes, food, etc.) to become moldy from dampness and heat
2. mold; a type of fungus that grows on food or clothing surfaces, forming branched filaments, lacking chlorophyll (e.g., white mold, green mold)
3. a surname

Words using 霉 as méi (1)

Structure & writing

霉 méi — (of clothes, food, etc.) to become moldy from dampness and heat

霉 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 雨 yǔ — rain (water droplets falling from clouds)

雨 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

雪 xuě snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C) 零 líng fragmentary; scattered; small in number (opposite of 整)

HSK 3

需 xū to need, to require

HSK 5

漏 lòu to drip, seep, or fall through a hole or crack 雾 wù fog; mist (tiny water droplets suspended near the ground when temperature drops) 震 zhèn to shake or vibrate violently

HSK 6

雷 léi thunder (the loud sound produced when two oppositely charged clouds discharge electricity) 露 lù dew; water droplets condensed on surfaces near the ground

HSK 7

雹 báo hail; balls or chunks of ice formed by condensation in the atmosphere, often falling with heavy rain, causing damage 霉 méi (of clothes, food, etc.) to become moldy from dampness and heat 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 霜 shuāng frost (white ice crystals formed on surfaces near the ground when temperature drops below 0°C) 霞 xiá rosy clouds; colorful glow in the sky at sunrise or sunset

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霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China

2 每 měi — each; every (one or group in a whole)

每 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 3

海 hǎi sea; ocean area near land (also used for large lakes, e.g. 青海, 里海)

HSK 4

悔 huǐ to regret something one has done or said

HSK 5

敏 mǐn intelligent, quick-witted, agile

HSK 6

梅 méi plum tree (deciduous tree with oval leaves, cold-resistant, blooming in early spring with five-petaled flowers in pink, white, or red; fruit is round, green when unripe and yellow when ripe, edible and sour)

HSK 7

侮 wǔ to bully, to treat with contempt 霉 méi (of clothes, food, etc.) to become moldy from dampness and heat

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