Chinese Printables Formerly Mandarin Poster
8 strokes
Character #487 · The First 1000

mèi

little sis.

younger sister

Strokes
8
Both scripts
妹
Poster cell
K18
简 = 繁Same in simplified and traditional
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • mèimei younger sister
  • jiěmèi sisters
  • mèizi girl
  • xiōngmèi brother(s) and sister(s)
  • xiǎomèi little sister
  • dìmèi younger sibling
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 妹

Write 妹 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, mèi, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell K18 · 28 × 36 grid

妹 is #487 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 妹 mean in English?
妹 (mèi) means "little sis.": younger sister.
How do you pronounce 妹?
妹 is pronounced mèi in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄇㄟˋ.
How many strokes does 妹 have?
妹 has 8 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 妹 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 妹 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 妹?
Common words that use 妹 include 妹妹 (mèimei, younger sister), 姐妹 (jiěmèi, sisters), 妹子 (mèizi, girl), 兄妹 (xiōngmèi, brother(s) and sister(s)).
How common is 妹?
妹 is number 487 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell K18 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.