妹mèi
younger sister. 8 strokes, radical 女, first met in HSK 4.
Pinyin mèiStrokes 8Radical 女Band HSK 4Words 1
What 妹 is made of
女 (nǚ, woman) and 未 (wèi, not yet).
女 carries the meaning — woman — and 未 carries the sound.
How to write 妹
Strokes 1–3 write 女, then strokes 4–8 write 未.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 妹
Words that use 妹
| 姐妹 | sisters 同一父母生的女孩子之间的关系 姐妹两人同台研读古代经典。the sisters sat together, studying the classics. Lesson 300, 岁月温润与艺文典范 · 经世学林与市井清音 · Academic Scholarship, Civic Transit & Family Order |
Characters that share the sound part 未
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 女
All 23 of them, and what the radical means, on the 女 radical page.