枚
méi
HSK 6
#1,881 most
frequent character
"classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc"
Measure Word
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
枚 joins 木, wood, with 攵, a hand holding a staff. Together they suggest a walking stick. The meaning later grew to a wooden peg, then a measure word for small objects.
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Example Sentences
我有一枚金币。
wǒyǒu yīméi jīnbì 。
I have a gold coin.
他得到了一枚奖牌。
tā dédào le yīméi jiǎngpái 。
He received a medal.
她买了一枚漂亮的戒指。
tā mǎi le yīméi piàoliàng de jièzhǐ 。
She bought a beautiful ring.
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