霉 (méi)

Mold; mildew; unlucky

How 霉 is written

Strokes
15
Radical
雨 — rain
Traditional
霉
Simplified
霉 (unchanged)

Common words using 霉

倒霉 dǎoméi
to have bad luck; to be out of luck
發霉 fāméi
to become moldy
霉素 méisù
teichomycin; -mycin
慶大霉素 qìngdàméisù
gentamycin (antibiotic)
氯霉素 lǜméisù
chloramphenicol; chloromycetin
紅霉素 hóngméisù
erythromycin
防霉 fángméi
rot proof; resistance to rot
霉氣 méiqì
a moldy smell; damp and rotten; fig. rotten bad luck
霉爛 méilàn
mold; rot; gangrene
霉菌 méijūn
mould; mold
霉雨 méiyǔ
Asian rainy season; monsoon; (usually written 梅雨)
青霉素 qīngméisù
penicillin

霉 in a sentence

這塊麵包發霉了,不能吃。

Zhè kuài miànbāo fāméi le, bùnéng chī.

“This piece of bread is moldy, you can't eat it.”

How common is 霉?

霉 is the 2,420th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 98.3% of all running text.

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