01813 Chinese character of 霉 and pronounce mui4

The Chinese character【霉】is a word that describes nature or a state, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Mold or misfortune. Explanation: Clothes, food, etc. change color or grow white hair-like substances due to moisture and heat, sometimes appearing as small gray-black spots. Such as: “moldy”, “mildew”, “rot”.

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【霉】:méi

Cantonese Jyutping of 【霉】:mui4

Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【霉】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【霉】, for example:Describe nature or state , It means mainly fungus or misfortune .The nuanced nature of Chinese characters means that some complex or precise interpretations may not be comprehensively conveyed in this space.

【霉】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【發霉、霉運】(Mandarin Pinyin:fā méi 、méi yùn/ Cantonese Jyutping:faat3 mui4 、mui4 wan6)

This character is written with 15 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Here’s a practical example using this character.:


冰箱裡的水果因保存不善而發霉了。

The fruits in the refrigerator became moldy due to poor storage.


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