méi
Radical 75 · 8 strokes

classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4])

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MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. measure word

    classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4])

    用来计数小物件的量词yòng lái jìshù xiǎo wùjiàn de liàngcí

  2. measure word

    classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc

  3. measure word

    (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai")

    用来计数扁平物体的单位词yònglái jìshù biǎnpíng wùtǐ de dānwèi cí

    • Please give me a stamp.

  4. noun

    surname Mei

    姓氏,中国人的family namexìngshì、zhōngguórén de jiāzú míngzì

  5. noun

    (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy

    放在嘴里让人不能说话的木棍fàngzài zuǐli ràng rén búnéng shuōhuà de mùzhùn

    • He held a plum in his mouth.

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