Pronunciation

Characters pronounced mei.

14 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 14 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

妹 mèi younger sister 媚 mèi elegant charming, attractive; flatter 昧 mèi obscure, dark; darken 魅 mèi natural · warm kind of forest demon, elf 媒 méi go-between, matchmaker; medium 枚 méi natural stalk of shrub, trunk of tree 梅 méi plums; prunes; surname 没 méi not, have not, none; drown, sink 煤 méi coal, coke, charcoal, carbon 玫 méi rose 眉 méi eyebrows; upper margin of book 霉 méi classic mildew, mold; moldy, mildewed 每 měi every, each 美 měi elegant · classic beautiful

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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