01709 Chinese character of 眉 and pronounce mei4

The Chinese character【眉】that we will explain today is a character that describes the body or expression. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Eyebrow. Explanation: (1) Hair growing above the eyes. Such as: “eyebrows”, “eyebrows”, “eyebrows”, “thick eyebrows and big eyes”. (2) The blank area at the top of a page. Such as: “header”, “marginal notes”, “page header”. (3) Long, thin and curved like an eyebrow. Such as: “Crescent Moon”. (4) Face and features: A>People’s appearance. Such as: “handsome eyebrows and eyes”. B>The clue of the matter. For example: “After several investigations, we finally got some clues about the case.” C> Metaphorically speaking, it is a very close distance. For example: “It’s right between your eyebrows and eyes.” (5) Eyebrow: The upper part of the eyebrow, generally refers to a person’s appearance.

This section provides the pronunciation of the Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【眉】:méi

Cantonese Jyutping of 【眉】:mei4

This section covers the key information related to the character 【眉】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【眉】, for example:Describing body or expression , It means mainly eyebrows .The richness of Chinese characters allows for a wide range of meanings, some of which may be too complex to be fully explained here.

【眉】can be used alone, but when combined with other words, it forms richer expressions, such as【眉毛、眉頭】(Mandarin Pinyin:méi máo 、méi tóu/ Cantonese Jyutping:mei4 mou4 、mei4 tau4)

There are exactly 9 strokes in this character,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Below is a sample sentence featuring this character in real usage.:


她的眉毛細長,顯得格外秀美。

Her eyebrows are long and thin, which makes her look particularly beautiful.


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