How to write 美
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Meaning of 美
Pinyin
měi
Radical
八
Strokes
9
Definition
America / beautiful
Usage
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美 [měi]
1. 好，善。
Good; virtuous.
2. 得意，高兴。
Proud; happy.
3. 称赞，以为好。
Praise; consider good.
4. 指“亚美利加洲”（简称“美洲”）。
Refers to "America" (abbreviated as "the Americas").
5. 指“美国”。
Refers to "the United States".
6. 好，善：～德。～学。～谈。审～。～丽。～容（美化容貌）。～不胜收。
Good; virtuous: virtuous morality; good studies; nice conversation; aesthetic appreciation; beautiful; beautify appearance; too beautiful to go unnoticed.
7. 得意，高兴：～滋滋的。
Proud and happy: feeling pleased with oneself.
8. 称赞，以为好：赞～。～言。～誉。
Praise; consider good: praise; commendation; good reputation.
9. 指“亚美利加洲”（简称“美洲”）：北～。南～。
Refers to "America" (the Americas): North America; South America.
10. 指“美国”：～元。～籍华人。
Refers to "the United States": American dollar; Chinese people in America.
11. 同本义 ([En.] delicious).
Same meaning: delicious.
12. 形貌好看，漂亮 ([En.] beautiful; good-looking; handsome; pretty).
Good-looking; beautiful.
13. 美好 ([En.] fair; good; nice; fine).
Good; fine.
14. 理想 ([En.] ideal).
Ideal.
15. 〈方〉∶得意，高兴 ([En.] be pleased with oneself).
To be pleased with oneself.
16. 美国的 ([En.] American).
American.
17. 称美;赞美 ([En.] praise).
To praise; commend.
18. 认为…美;使事物变美，变好 ([En.] beautify).
To regard something as beautiful; to make something beautiful or better.
19. 音调的主观单位，等于频率为1000赫的音的音调的千分之一——尤其用于听觉学 ([En.] mel).
A subjective unit of pitch, equal to one-thousandth of the pitch of a sound with a frequency of 1000 Hz, especially used in acoustics.
to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) / to make oneself more attractive / to beautify
America (including North, Central and South America) / the Americas / abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
good wine and dainty dishes / excellent wine and delicious food / good wine and delicacies / vintage wine and choice food
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Input Method for 美
Pinyin
mei3
Wubi
ugdu
Cangjie
tgk
Zhengma
ucgd
Four Corner
80804
Unicode
U+7f8e
Stroke Number Category
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