Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced mei
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced mei, including 没 méi / mò, 美 měi, 每 měi, 梅 méi, 妹 mèi. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For mei, start on m and let it run into ei without pausing; keep the mouth moving and hold the tone to the end.
Initial m
Start the syllable on the initial m, then run straight into the final ei — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ei
Settle the final ei into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (没 méi / mò, 美 měi, 每 měi, 梅 méi, 妹 mèi) and lock in their tones. 13 common characters share the sound mei, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
mei turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 没, 梅, 眉… (8 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 美, 每 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 妹, 媚, 昧 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing mei inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
13 common characters in this group.