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湄

méi
noun #61,379

Meanings

  1. 1 the water's edge; a riverbank where water meets the grass

Examples

所谓伊人，在水之湄。
Suǒwèi yīrén, zài shuǐ zhī méi.
The one I long for is there, by the water's edge.
湄公河流经好几个东南亚国家。
Méigōnghé liújīng hǎojǐgè Dōngnányà guójiā.
The Mekong River flows through several Southeast Asian countries.

Tips

history
湄 is the strip where water meets the bank. The famous line 所谓伊人，在水之湄 comes from the 诗经 (Book of Songs). It also transliterates the 湄公河 (Mekong River).

Components

radical
氵 shuǐ
water
The water radical 氵 carries the core meaning, this word is about the line where water meets land.
phonetic
眉 méi
eyebrow
眉 ('eyebrow') gives the sound méi and a fitting picture, a riverbank curves along the water like a brow above an eye.

Stroke Order

湄 méi