媚

(bound form) to flatter; (bound form) charming

12 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,196 U+5A9A

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

女 (semantic, “woman”) + 眉 (phonetic, méi)

components: 女眉

flatter · Heisig RSH #2150

女 woman + 眉 eyebrows

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 眉

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 眉 (méi) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
眉 sound component	méi	eyebrows; upper margin of book
鹛	méi	cormorant
湄	méi	bank, coast, shore
楣	méi	crossbar; lintel
嵋	méi	the Omei mountain in Sichuan
猸	méi	badger, ferret, mongoose
镅	méi	americium

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
阳光明媚	yáng guāng míng mèi	the sun shines brightly (idiom)
春光明媚	chūn guāng míng mèi	lovely spring sunshine
伊媚儿	yī mèi r	variant of 伊妹兒\|伊妹儿[yi1 mei4 r5]
崇洋媚外	chóng yáng mèi wài	to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of forei…
媚眼	mèi yǎn	charming eyes; coquettish glances
媚外	mèi wài	to fawn on foreigners; to pander to foreign powers
明媚	míng mèi	bright and beautiful
千娇百媚	qiān jiāo bǎi mèi	(idiom) (of a woman) bewitching; charming
百媚千娇	bǎi mèi qiān jiāo	see 千嬌百媚\|千娇百媚[qian1 jiao1 bai3 mei4]
媚世	mèi shì	(literary) to pander to popular tastes; to conform opportunistically to prevailing trends
媚词	mèi cí	flattery
抛媚眼	pāo mèi yǎn	to throw amorous or flirtatious glances at sb (esp. of a woman)
媚笑	mèi xiào	enchanting smile
媚男	mèi nán	(slang) to pander to men
媚态	mèi tài	seductive appearance; fawning manner
媚俗	mèi sú	to cater to the public's taste; kitsch; commercial
媚娃	Mèi wá	Veela (Harry Potter)
柔媚	róu mèi	gentle and lovely; charming
献媚	xiàn mèi	to ingratiate oneself with; to pander to
娇媚	jiāo mèi	flirtatious; coquettish; sweet and charming; beautiful young woman (old)