媚

mèi

m+èi·4th tone

(bound form) to flatter

Radical: 女 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑婚妆娇

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Character Decomposition

媚=女+眉

Etymology

woman

Meanings

(bound form) to flatter

(bound form) charming

mèi

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Words with 媚 154 total

to flatter谄媚chǎn mèi to charm; to bewitch媚惑mèi huò (literary) to pander to popular tastes; to conform opportunistically to prevailing trends媚世mèi shì to cater to the public's taste · kitsch · commercial媚俗mèi sú to fawn on foreigners; to pander to foreign powers媚外mèi wài enchanting smile媚笑mèi xiào charming eyes · coquettish glances媚眼mèi yǎn

Idioms with 媚 22 total Chain

to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas崇洋媚外chóng yáng mèi wài lovely spring sunshine春光明媚chūn guāng míng mèi

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