Memory phrase for the character: 妹

妹

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Meaning

younger sister

Pronunciation

mèi

Explanation

 left: woman 女, right: not yet, immature 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet".)

Mnemonic
 
This woman, who is "not yet a woman", is my: younger sister.

Radicals

女 womanThe character for tall 大 shows a person 人 with outstretched arms 一. If you shift the lower strokes towards each other, you can get the: woman 女. The wider lower area can be understood as female hips?
未 unripe, not yetThe upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature. Otherwise it means: "the end 末".




 Vocabulary

妹妹 mèi mei  younger sister; fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival)
妹妹 mèi mei  younger sister; fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival)
姊妹 zǐ mèi  (older and younger) sisters
表姊妹 biǎo zǐ mèi  father's sister's daughters; maternal female cousin
表姊妹 biǎo zǐ mèi  

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