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Character Decomposition
枚=木+攵
Etymology
tree
Meanings
classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than gè)
classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc
(on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai")
(old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy
surname Mei
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Words with 枚 41 total
to choose officials by divination (archaic) · to practice divination without a definite question枚卜méi bǔto enumerate枚举méi jǔMei Cheng (-c. 140 BC), Han dynasty poet枚乘Méi Chéngdrinking game where one has to guess the number of small objects in the other player's closed hand猜枚cāi méiYuan Mei (1716–1797), Qing poet, essayist and gastronome, one of the Three Great Masters of the Qianlong-Jiaqing period 乾嘉三大家袁枚Yuán Méitoo numerous to mention individually or one by one不胜枚举bù shèng méi jǔSima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom) · to each his good points马工枚速Mǎ gōng Méi sùinnumerable (idiom)不可枚举bù kě méi jǔwith horses and soldiers gagged (idiom) · (of a marching army) in utter silence钳马衔枚qián mǎ xián méi
Idioms with 枚 9 total Chain
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