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美
Trad. 美
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 羊
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 9
Structure
Decomp. 羊大
Prononciation
Mandarin měi
Entry Methods
Pinyin mei3
Kanji /
Cangjie
 TGK
廿土乂
Sijiao 8043.1
Wubi UGDU
CNS 11643 1-5321
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+7F8E
GB2312 C3C0
BIG5 ACFC
美 měi beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself
Results beginning with 美
美国 Měi guó United States / USA / US
美女 měi nu:3 beautiful woman
美元 Měi yuán American dollar / US dollar
美丽 měi lì beautiful
美容 měi róng to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) / to make oneself more attractive / to beautify
美好 měi hǎo beautiful / fine
美食 měi shí culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food
美术 měi shù art / fine arts / painting / CL:種|种[zhong3]
美军 Měi jūn US army / US armed forces
美人 měi rén beautiful woman / belle
美观 měi guān pleasing to the eye / beautiful / artistic
美味 měi wèi delicious / delicious food / delicacy
美妙 měi miào beautiful / wonderful / splendid
美化 měi huà to make more beautiful / to decorate / embellishment
美白 měi bái to whiten (the skin or teeth)
美景 měi jǐng beautiful scenery
美金 Měi jīn US dollar / USD
美发 měi fà hairdressing / to give sb's hair a cut or other beauty treatment / beautiful hair
美德 měi dé virtue
美貌 měi mào good looks / beauty / good-looking
美感 měi gǎn sense of beauty / aesthetic perception
美学 měi xué aesthetics
美式 Měi shì American-style
美洲 Měi zhōu 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]
美艳 měi yàn beautiful and alluring / glamorous / gorgeous
美满 měi mǎn happy / blissful
美酒 měi jiǔ good wine / fine liquor
美工 měi gōng art design / art designer
美日 Měi Rì US-Japan
美誉 měi yù good name / good reputation
美甲 měi jiǎ manicure and-or pedicure
美色 měi sè charm / loveliness (of a woman)
美英 Měi Yīng US and UK / Anglo-American
美圆 Měi yuán US dollar
美称 měi chēng to dub with a nice-sounding appellation / fanciful moniker
美中 Měi Zhōng USA-China
美名 měi míng good name / good reputation
美语 Měi yǔ American English
美声 měi shēng bel canto
美籍 Měi jí American (i.e. of US nationality)
美加 Měi Jiā US and Canada (abbr.)
美网 Měi wǎng US Open (tennis tournament)
美玉 měi yù fine jade
美事 měi shì a fine thing / a wonderful thing
美兰 Měi lán Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan
美神 Měi shén goddess of beauty (typically used in reference to Venus 維納斯|维纳斯[Wei2na4si1] or Aphrodite 阿佛洛狄忒[A1fu2luo4di2te4])
美苏 Měi Sū American-Soviet (tension, rapprochement etc)
美玲 Měi líng Meiling (female name) / Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director
美谈 měi tán anecdote passed on with approbation
美劳 měi láo (Tw) arts and crafts (as a school subject)
美钞 Měi chāo US dollar bill / greenback
美石 měi shí precious stone / jewel
美巴 Měi Bā America and Pakistan / America and Brazil / America and Panama
美编 měi biān (publishing) (abbr. for 美術編輯|美术编辑[mei3 shu4 bian1 ji2]) layout and graphics / graphic design / art editor / graphic designer
美餐 měi cān tasty meal / to eat a satisfying meal
美差 měi chāi cushy job / pleasant task
美朝 Měi Cháo US and North Korea
美刀 Měi dāo (slang) US dollar / USD
美的 Měi dí Midea (brand)
美帝 Měi dì (in early CCP propaganda) United States (as an imperialist nation) / (in more recent times) a neutral, colloquial term for the United States
美分 Měi fēn one cent (United States coin)
美姑 Měi gū see 美姑縣|美姑县[Mei3gu1 Xian4]
美剧 Měi jù American TV series (abbr. for 美國電視劇|美国电视剧[Mei3 guo2 dian4 shi4 ju4])
美蓝 měi lán methylene blue
美乐 Měi lè Merlot (grape type)
美禄 měi lù Nestlé / Milo (chocolate-flavored powder added to milk or water)
美眉 měi méi (coll.) pretty girl
美眄 měi miǎn captivating glance
美浓 Měi nóng Meinung town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
美欧 Měi Oū US and EU / America-Europe
美善 měi shàn beautiful and good
美瞳 měi tóng cosmetic contact lens / big eye contact lens / circle contact lens
美溪 Měi xī Meixi district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
美心 Měi xīn Maxine (name)
美颜 měi yán to beautify sb's face (with cosmetics etc) / to retouch a photo to make sb look more beautiful / beautiful face / beautified face
美意 měi yì goodwill / kindness
美制 Měi zhì American made
美馔 měi zhuàn delicacy
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美国人 Měi guó rén American / American person / American people / CL:個|个[ge4]
美容院 měi róng yuàn beauty salon / beauty parlor
美联储 Měi lián chǔ US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank
美人鱼 měi rén yú mermaid
美术馆 měi shù guǎn art gallery
美联社 Měi Lián shè Associated Press (AP) / abbr. for 美國聯合通訊社|美国联合通讯社[Mei3 guo2 Lian2 he2 Tong1 xun4 she4]
美容师 měi róng shī hairdresser / beautician (male)
美容店 měi róng diàn beauty salon / CL:家[jia1]
美人计 měi rén jì honey trap / sexual entrapment / CL:條|条[tiao2]
美利坚 Měi lì jiān America
美术品 měi shù pǐn an art object
美滋滋 měi zī zī very happy / elated
美食家 měi shí jiā gourmet
美国佬 Měi guó lǎo an American (derog.) / a Yankee
美发师 měi fà shī hairdresser / beautician
美人蕉 měi rén jiāo canna or Indian shot (genus Canna)
美洲豹 měi zhōu bào jaguar (Panthera onca)
美洲虎 Měi zhōu hǔ jaguar
美杜莎 Měi dù shā Medusa (monster of Greek mythology)
美工刀 měi gōng dāo utility knife / box cutter
美洲狮 Měi zhōu shī cougar / mountain lion / puma
美首鲽  witch flounder
美散酮  methadone
美洲科  Americas Section
美耐皿 mǎi nài mǐn melamine (loanword) (Tw)
美差事 měi chāi shì a terrific job
美工科 měi gōng kē Art and Design Section
美姑河 Měi gū Hé Meigu River in south Sichuan
美姑县 Měi gū xiàn Meigu County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2shan1 Yi2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Sichuan
美幌町 měi huǎng tǐng Bihoro,
美甲师 měi jiǎ shī manicurist / nail artist
美兰区 Měi lán qū Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan
美丽岛 Měi lì Dǎo Formosa (from Ilha Formosa, "Beautiful Isle", the name given to Taiwan Island by passing Portuguese mariners in 1544)
美粒果 Měi lì guǒ Minute Maid (brand)
美耐板 měi nài bǎn melamine veneer (loanword)
美耐皿 měi nài mǐn (Tw) (loanword) melamine
美乃滋 měi nǎi zī mayonnaise (loanword) (Tw)
美浓瓜 měi nóng guā (Tw) oriental melon (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group)
美浓镇 Měi nóng zhèn Meinung town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
美泉宫 Měi quán Gōng Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna
美人尖 měi rén jiān widow's peak (in China, regarded as attractive in women)
美人腿 měi rén tuǐ (Tw) (coll.) edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo
美容觉 měi róng jiào beauty sleep (before midnight)
美容女 měi róng nu:3 hairdresser (female) / beautician
美沙酮 měi shā tóng methadone
美食街 měi shí jiē food court / food street
美术史 měi shù shǐ history of art
美溪区 Měi xī qū Meixi district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
美以美 Měi yǐ měi Methodist (Christian sect)
美因茨 Měi yīn cí Mainz (city in Germany)
美元化 měi yuán huà dollarization
美职篮 Měi Zhí Lán National Basketball Association (NBA)
美汁源 Měi zhī yuán Minute Maid
美智子 Měi zhì zǐ Michiko, Japanese female given name / Empress Michiko of Japan (1934-)
美中台 Měi Zhōng Tái US-China-Taiwan
美洲獾 měi zhōu huān American
美洲鲥 měi zhōu shí shad
美洲司 měi zhōu sī Americas Division
美洲鸵 Měi zhōu tuó Greater Rhea / American Rhea / Rhea americana
美国51区 Měi guó Wǔ shí yī Qū Area 51, USA
美国政府 měi guó zhèng fǔ US government / American government
美国总统 měi guó zǒng tǒng president
美国海军 měi guó hǎi jūn United
美国国会 Měi guó Guó huì US Congress
美不胜收 měi bù shèng shōu nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) / the fly in the ointment
美国之音 Měi guó Zhī Yīn Voice of America (VOA)
美容手术 měi róng shǒu shù cosmetic surgery
美宇航局 Měi Yǔ háng jú US National Aeronautics and Space Administration / NASA / abbr. for 美國宇航局|美国宇航局
美轮美奂 měi lún měi huàn (of houses, scenery etc) magnificent (idiom)
美洲学会  Americas Society
美国商会  United States Chamber of Commerce
Approximate Results for 美
完美 wán měi perfect
欧美 Oū Měi Europe and America / the West
精美 jīng měi exquisite / elegant / fine
优美 yōu měi graceful / fine / elegant
中美 Zhōng Měi China-USA
北美 Běi měi North America
甜美 tián měi sweet / pleasant / happy
赞美 zàn měi to admire / to praise / to eulogize
审美 shěn měi esthetics / appreciating the arts / taste
唯美 wéi měi aesthetics
国美 Guó měi GOME, electronics chain founded in Beijing in 1987
媲美 pì měi to match / is comparable with
健美 jiàn měi healthy and beautiful / to do fitness exercises / abbr. for 健美運動|健美运动[jian4 mei3 yun4 dong4]
南美 Nán Měi South America
全美 quán Měi throughout the United States / the whole of America
爱美 ài měi to pay attention to one's appearance / to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms
佳美 jiā měi beautiful
凄美 qī měi poignant / sad and beautiful
柔美 róu měi gentle and beautiful
选美 xuǎn měi beauty contest
秀美 xiù měi elegant / graceful
俊美 jùn měi pretty / handsome
华美 huá měi magnificent / gorgeous / ornate
鲜美 xiān měi delicious / tasty
对美 duì Měi (policy etc) towards America
拉美 Lā Měi Latin America / abbr. for 拉丁美洲
貌美 mào měi good looks / pretty (e.g. young woman)
和美 hé měi harmonious / in perfect harmony
娇美 jiāo měi dainty
访美 fǎng Měi to visit the USA
日美 Rì Měi Japan-US
反美 fǎn Měi anti-American
臭美 chòu měi to show off one's good looks shamelessly
壮美 zhuàng měi magnificent
肥美 féi měi fertile / luxuriant / plump / rounded
丰美 fēng měi abundant and prosperous
韩美 Hán Měi South Korean-US
幽美 yōu měi (of a location) beautiful and tranquil
洛美 Luò měi Lomé / Lome, capital of Togo
醇美 chún měi mellow / rich / superb
八美 Bā měi Bamay in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
璨美 càn měi resplendent
陈美 Chén Měi Vanessa-Mae (1978-), Singaporean-born British violinist and skier
措美 Cuò měi Comai county, Tibetan: Mtsho smad rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet
耽美 dān měi (slang) boys' love, aka BL (genre of homoerotic online literature)
泛美 Fàn měi Pan American
赴美 fù - Měi to go to the United States
赴美 fù Měi to go to the United States
集美 Jí měi Jimei, a district of Xiamen City 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4men2 Shi4], Fujian
老美 Lǎo Měi (coll.) an American / person from the United States
掠美 lu:è měi to claim credit due to others
欧美 Oū - Měi Europe and America / the West
俏美 qiào měi charming / pretty
七美 Qī měi Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
亲美 qīn Měi pro-U.S.
荣美 róng měi glorious
擅美 shàn měi to enjoy fame without sharing it / to take the credit
恬美 tián měi serene and beautiful
纤美 xiān měi exquisite / delicate and beautiful
谐美 xié měi harmonious and graceful
医美 yī měi aesthetic medicine
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南美洲 Nán měi zhōu South America
不完美 bù wán měi defective / imperfect
健美操 jiàn měi cāo aerobics / aerobic dance (school P.E. activity)
北美洲 Běi měi zhōu North America
睡美人 Shuì měi rén Sleeping Beauty
审美观 shěn měi guān esthetic conception / esthetic point of view / standard
真善美 zhēn shàn měi truth, goodness and beauty
宋美龄 Sòng Měi líng Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's second wife
中美洲 Zhōng Měi zhōu Central America
艾美奖 Aì měi Jiǎng Emmy Award
内在美 nèi zài měi inner beauty
想得美 xiǎng dé měi in your dreams! / as if! / You wish! / I wish that were so
博美犬 Bó měi quǎn Pomeranian (dog breed)
苏美尔 Sū měi ěr Sumer (Šumer), one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East
阿美族 A1 měi zú Amis or Pangcah, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
白富美 bái fù měi "Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang)
八美乡 Bā měi xiāng Bamei or Bamay township in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
北美鹬 běi měi yù willet
波美度 Bō měi dù Baume degrees
陈其美 chén qí měi Chen
措美县 Cuò měi xiàn Comai county, Tibetan: Mtsho smad rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet
大美人 dà měi rén gorgeous-looking woman
对称美 duì chèn měi symmetry (as an aesthetic quality)
房地美 Fáng dì měi Freddie Mac, US mortgage company / formerly Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
和美镇 Hé měi zhèn Hemei or Homei Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
集美区 Jí měi qū Jimei, a district of Xiamen City 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4men2 Shi4], Fujian
卡美拉 Kǎ měi lā Gamera (Japanese ガメラ / Gamera), Japanese movie monster
卡美洛 Kǎ měi luò Camelot, seat of legendary King Arthur
凌志美 Líng Zhì měi Laura Ling, US-Taiwanese woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009
梅里美 Méi lǐ měi Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870), French scholar and writer, author of novel Carmen on which Bizet based his opera
木子美 Mù Zǐ měi Mu Zimei, Chinese celebrity
南北美 Nán Běi Měi North and South America
南美梨 nán měi lí avocado (Persea americana)
尼亚美 Ní yà měi Niamey, capital of Niger
努美阿 Nǔ měi ā Nouméa, capital of New Caledonia
七美乡 Qī měi xiāng Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
森美兰 Sēn měi lán Sembilan, state of southwest Malaysia
圣多美 Shèng Duō měi Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe
想倒美 xiǎng dǎo měi see 想得美[xiang3de5mei3]
想得美 xiǎng de měi to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation / (as an interjection) what a dreamer!
希舒美 Xī shū měi Zithromax (brand name for the antibiotic azithromycin 阿奇霉素[a1qi2mei2su4])
雅美族 Yǎ měi zú Tao or Yami, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
秩序美 zhì xù měi order (as an aesthetic quality)
中美貘 zhōng měi mò Baird's
周美玲 zhōu měi líng Zero
d-美沙酮 d-měi shā tóng d-methadone
工艺美术 gōng yì měi shù applied art
物美价廉 wù měi jià lián good quality and cheap / a bargain
十全十美 shí quán shí měi complete and beautiful / to be perfect (idiom)
国美电器 Guó měi Diàn qì GOME Electrical Appliances (founded in Beijing, 1987)
价廉物美 jià lián wù měi inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
完美无缺 wán měi wú quē perfect and without blemish / flawless / to leave nothing to be desired
尽善尽美 jìn shàn jìn měi perfect (idiom) / perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets
抗美援朝 kàng Měi yuán Cháo Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
拉丁美洲 Lā dīng Měi zhōu Latin America
两全其美 liǎng quán qí měi to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too
亚美尼亚 Yà měi ní yà Armenia, capital Yerevan 埃里溫|埃里温[Ai1 li3 wen1]
葛莱美奖 Gě lái měi jiǎng Grammy Award (US prize for music recording) / also written 格萊美獎|格莱美奖
四大美女 sì dà měi nu:3 the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2]
格莱美奖 Gé lái měi jiǎng Grammy Award (US music industry award)
健美运动 jiàn měi yùn dòng body-building
良辰美景 liáng chén měi jǐng fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom) / everything lovely
良宵美景 liáng xiāo měi jǐng fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
甜言美语 tián yán měi yǔ sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom) / hypocritical flattery
珍馐美馔 zhēn xiū měi zhuàn delicacy and fine taste (idiom) / a wonderful treat
中美洲司  Central American Division
古美条约  Agreement Between the United States and Cuba for the Lease of Lands for Coaling and Naval Stations / Cuban-American Treaty
异美沙酮  isomethadone
阿美恩斯 A1 měi ēn sī Amiens (French town)
阿美尼亚 A1 měi ní yà variant of 亞美尼亞|亚美尼亚[Ya4 mei3 ni2 ya4], Armenia
北美水獭 běi měi shuǐ tà Northern
醋美沙朵 cù měi shā duǒ acetylmethadol
达美航空 dá měi háng kōng Delta Air Lines, Inc., airline headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia
德智体美 dé zhì tǐ měi the aims of education: morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetic sense
哆啰美远 Duō luō měi yuǎn Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
访问美国 fǎng wèn měi guó to visit the United States / a trip to the U.S.
赶英超美 gǎn Yīng chāo Měi to catch up with England and surpass the USA (economic goal)
葛莱美奖 Gé lái měi jiǎng (Tw) Grammy Award (US music industry award)
黄粱美梦 huáng liáng měi mèng dream of golden millet / fig. illusions of wealth and power / pipe dream
呼吁美国 hū yù měi guó to call on the United States / to appeal to the U.S.
进藤尚美 jìn téng shàng měi Naomi
卡利美洲 kǎ lì měi zhōu América
拉美西斯 Lā měi xī sī Rameses (name of pharaoh)
貌美如花 mào měi rú huā (of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom) / beautiful
诺美克斯 Nuò měi kè sī Nomex (brand)
诺美沙朵 nuò měi shā duǒ noracymethadol
欧洲美元 ōu zhōu měi yuán eurodollar
生活美学 shēng huó měi xué appreciation of the finer things in life
审美活动 shěn měi huó dòng appreciating the arts / esthetic activity
Chinese Tones