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霉
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mildew

HSK 7
Nature →Weather
méi
バイ、メ
つゆ、しめり、しみ
Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 每 represents the sound. Simplified form of 黴.
Components
雨 rain+ 每 every =
霉 mildew
雨 Meaning component
yǔ rain
每 Phonetic component
měi every
every, each
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Notes
Similar Characters
屚 to leak雷 thunder需 need电 electric (simp)雩 offer sacrifice for rain雪 snow雯 cloud patterns雲 cloud (trad/jp)雳 crashing (simp)零 zero雹 hail電 electricity (trad/jp)雾 mist (simp)霁 to clear up after rain (simp)霂 fine霄 sky霅 thunder霆 a sudden peal of thunder震 quake霈 torrential rains
Chinese
霉 [méi]
bacteria; fungi; moldy
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (55)
倒霉 [dǎo​méi] #2,885
to have bad luck
青霉素 [qīng​méi​sù] #20,417
penicillin
霉菌 [méi​jūn] #14,429
mold
发霉 [fā​méi] #15,942
to become moldy
发霉 [fā​méi] #15,942
to become moldy
红霉素 [hóng​méi​sù] #40,781
erythromycin
红霉素 [hóng​méi​sù] #40,781
erythromycin
庆大霉素 [qìng​dà​méi​sù] #24,093
gentamycin (antibiotic)
庆大霉素 [qìng​dà​méi​sù] #24,093
gentamycin (antibiotic)
氯霉素 [lǜ​méi​sù] #26,930
chloramphenicol
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