妹mèi · mei
younger sister. 8 strokes, radical 女, first met in HSK 1.
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 · the stroke-order rules
What 妹 is made of
女 (nǚ, woman) and 未 (wèi, not yet).
女 carries the meaning — woman — and 未 carries the sound.
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 |
| 妹妹 | younger sister 同胞双亲所生且年岁幼于自己的女性姐妹 那这两个活泼的孩子呢？是您的弟弟和妹妹吗？Then what about these two lively kids? Are they your younger brother and younger sister? Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 11, 院子里的家人照片 |
| 妹妹 | younger sister 同胞双亲所生且年岁幼于自己的女性姐妹 那这两个活泼的孩子呢？是您的弟弟和妹妹吗？Then what about these two lively kids? Are they your younger brother and younger sister? Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 11, 院子里的家人照片 |
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 24 of them, and what the radical means, on the 女 radical page.