Meaning
eyebrow; upper margin
Chinese: 眉毛，也指书页上方空白。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mei” becomes a different word in each tone. 眉 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 眉毛méi maoeyebrow
- 愁眉苦脸chóu méi kǔ liǎnto look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
- 眉开眼笑méi kāi yǎn xiàobrows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles
- 眉心méi xīn(the space) between the eyebrows
- 眉间méi jiānthe flat area of forehead between the eyebrows; glabella
Example Sentence
听到好消息，他高兴得眉开眼笑。Tīng dào hǎo xiāo xi, tā gāo xìng de méi kāi yǎn xiào.Hearing the good news, he beamed with joy.
听到Tīng dàoto hear好hǎogood消息xiāo xi(piece of) news，他tāhe高兴gāo xìnghappy得de(verb complement)眉开眼笑méi kāi yǎn xiàoall smiles。