霉
mold; mildew; to become moldy
15 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,689 U+9709
How 霉 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
雨 (semantic, “rain”) + 每 (phonetic, měi)
How to remember it
mildew · Heisig RSH #1714
weather + 每 every
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 每
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 每 (měi) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 每 sound component | měi | each, every |
| 海 | hǎi | sea, ocean; maritime |
| 梅 | méi | plum; prune; surname |
| 敏 | mǐn | fast, quick; clever, smart |
| 悔 | huǐ | to regret, to repent, to show remorse |
| 酶 | méi | enzyme; to ferment |
| 莓 | méi | moss; edible berries |
| 晦 | huì | dark, obscure, unclear; night |
| 诲 | huì | to teach, to instruct; to encourage, to urge |
| 脢 | méi | flesh |
Words containing 霉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 克林霉素 | kè lín méi sù | (pharmacology) clindamycin |
| 黄曲霉毒素 | huáng qū méi dú sù | aflatoxin |
| 林可霉素 | lín kě méi sù | (pharmacology) lincomycin |
| 阿奇霉素 | ā qí méi sù | (pharmacology) azithromycin |
| 倒霉蛋儿 | dǎo méi dàn r | erhua variant of 倒霉蛋[dao3 mei2 dan4] |
| 曲霉毒素 | qǔ méi dú sù | aspergillus |
| 金霉素 | jīn méi sù | (pharmacology) chlortetracycline |
| 毛霉菌病 | máo méi jūn bìng | mucormycosis |
| 新霉素 | xīn méi sù | (pharmacology) neomycin |
| 红霉素 | hóng méi sù | (pharmacology) erythromycin |
| 黄曲霉菌 | huáng qū méi jūn | Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops) |
| 霉菌毒素 | méi jūn dú sù | mycotoxin |
| 黄曲霉 | huáng qū méi | Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops) |
| 霉干菜 | méi gān cài | variant of 梅乾菜|梅干菜[mei2 gan1 cai4] |
| 青霉素 | qīng méi sù | (pharmacology) penicillin |
| 倒血霉 | dǎo xuè méi | to have rotten luck (stronger version of 倒霉[dao3 mei2]) |
| 庆大霉素 | qìng dà méi sù | (pharmacology) gentamicin |
| 倒霉蛋 | dǎo méi dàn | (coll.) poor devil; unfortunate man |
| 霉气 | méi qì | a moldy smell; damp and rotten; fig. rotten bad luck |
| 发霉 | fā méi | to become moldy |