mèi = m + ei4
younger sister
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…

How to pronounce 妹

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

妹 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
female / woman / daughter
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
= ru + Ø3
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
wèi = w + ei4
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…

Characters with 妹 as component

妹 is not used as a component in another character.
Loading...

Words with 妹

show 12 more
younger sister / young woman / CL:個|个[ge4]
sisters / siblings / sister (school, city etc)
brother(s) and sister(s)

Sentences with 妹

jiě
mèi
men
kuài
lái
 
 
zhè
yǒu
táo

Want to remember 妹 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

mèi

younger sister

Comments
There aren't any comments yet.

Prompt snippets

No snippets yet.