Usage of the character 梅
Méi
梅
[梅]
- surname Mei
méi
梅
[槑]
- old variant of 梅 (méi)
méi
梅
[梅]
- plum
- plum flower
- Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
méi
梅
[楳]
- variant of 梅 (méi)
Méiluò
梅洛
[梅洛]
- Melo (city in Uruguay)
- Merlot (grape type)
làméi
蜡梅
[蠟梅]
- variant of 臘梅／腊梅 (làméi)
Méipài
梅派
[梅派]
- the Mei Lanfang School
- see 梅蘭芳／梅兰芳 ( Méi Lánfāng)
suānméi
酸梅
[酸梅]
- pickled plum
- Japanese umeboshi
Huángméi
黄梅
[黃梅]
- Huangmei county in Huanggang 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei
Méisēn
梅森
[梅森]
- Martin Mersenne (1588-1648, French mathematician)
Méilín
梅林
[梅林]
- Merlin
yángméi
杨梅
[楊梅]
- red bayberry (Myrica rubra), aka Chinese bayberry
Méishān
梅山
[梅山]
- Meishan Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan
Méisè
梅瑟
[梅瑟]
- Moses (Catholic translation)
- also 摩西 (Protestant translation)
méiyǔ
梅雨
[梅雨]
- East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer)
huàméi
话梅
[話梅]
- plum candy
- preserved plum
Méisī
梅斯
[梅斯]
- Metz (city in France)
Méizhōu
梅州
[梅州]
- Meizhou prefecture-level city in Guangdong
méihuā
梅花
[梅花]
- plum blossom
- clubs ♣ (a suit in card games)
- wintersweet (dialect)
Méixiàn
梅县
[梅縣]
- Meixian county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
Méijiāng
梅江
[梅江]
- Meijiang district of Meizhou city 梅州市, Guangdong
méihóng
梅红
[梅紅]
- pinkish-red (color)
méidú
梅毒
[梅毒]
- syphilis
méizi
梅子
[梅子]
- plum
Méishì
梅氏
[梅氏]
- Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies
làméi
腊梅
[臘梅]
- wintersweet
- Japanese allspice
- Chimonanthus praecox
Méixī
梅西
[梅西]
- Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
Méinàdé
梅纳德
[梅納德]
- Maynard (name)
Dé Méiyīn
德梅因
[德梅因]
- Des Moines, capital of Iowa
Kǎméilún
卡梅伦
[卡梅倫]
- Cameron (name)
Méihékǒu
梅河口
[梅河口]
- Meihekou, county-level city in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
Méishìxiàn
梅氏腺
[梅氏腺]
- Mehlis gland
Méilǐměi
梅里美
[梅里美]
- Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870), French scholar and writer, author of novel Carmen on which Bizet based his opera
Méijiāngqū
梅江区
[梅江區]
- Meijiang district of Meizhou city 梅州市, Guangdong
méihéqì
梅核气
[梅核氣]
- (TCM) plum-pit qi, a feeling of a lump in the throat (globus pharyngis) or of stagnant phlegm
ǎiyángméi
矮杨梅
[矮楊梅]
- dwarf bayberry (Myrica nana)
Mǐgāoméi
米高梅
[米高梅]
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (American media company)
Méilǐsī
梅里斯
[梅里斯]
- Meilisi Daur district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang
Méixīyē
梅西耶
[梅西耶]
- Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies
méihuāquán
梅花拳
[梅花拳]
- Meihua Quan - "Plum Blossom Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)
bùláiméi
不莱梅
[不萊梅]
- Bremen (city in Germany)
Huángméixiàn
黄梅县
[黃梅縣]
- Huangmei county in Huanggang 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei
Bùláiméi
不来梅
[不來梅]
- Bremen (city)
Dé Méiyīn
得梅因
[得梅因]
- Des Moines, capital of Iowa
Chén Xiāngméi
陈香梅
[陳香梅]
- Chen Xiangmei (1925-2018), a.k.a. Anna Chennault, born in Beijing, US Republican Party politician, wife of Claire Lee Chennault 陳納德／陈纳德 ( Chénnàdé)
Jīnpíngméi
金瓶梅
[金瓶梅]
- Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
Méixīyè
梅西叶
[梅西葉]
- Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies
Méizhōushì
梅州市
[梅州市]
- Meizhou, prefecture-level city in Guangdong province
méisàlín
梅萨林
[梅薩林]
- muslin or mousseline silk fabric
Huángméixì
黄梅戏
[黃梅戲]
- Huangmei opera (local opera of Anhui)
Méi Lánfāng
梅兰芳
[梅蘭芳]
- Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), famous master of Beijing opera, specialist in female roles
gānméizi
干梅子
[乾梅子]
- prunes
Méishān Xiāng
梅山乡
[梅山鄉]
- Meishan Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan
méihuālù
梅花鹿
[梅花鹿]
- sika deer
Méihékǒushì
梅河口市
[梅河口市]
- Meihekou, county-level city in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
Enjiǎméinà
恩贾梅纳
[恩賈梅納]
- N'Djamena, capital of Chad
Jié'ěrméizī
捷尔梅兹
[捷爾梅茲]
- Termez city in southeast Uzbekistan
Bùláiméigǎng
不来梅港
[不來梅港]
- Bremerhaven, German port
Méilǐsīqū
梅里斯区
[梅里斯區]
- Meilisi Daur district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang
wàngméizhǐkě
望梅止渴
[望梅止渴]
- lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- fig. to console oneself with illusions
hóngméihuāquè
红梅花雀
[紅梅花雀]
- (bird species of China) red avadavat (Amandava amandava)
Sānpǔ Méiyuán
三浦梅园
[三浦梅園]
- MIURA Baien (1723-1789), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Origin of value 價原／价原 ( Jiàyuán)
Méisīméi'ěr
梅斯梅尔
[梅斯梅爾]
- Mesmer (name)
- Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), Austrian doctor who introduced hypnosis
Méilǐ Xuěshān
梅里雪山
[梅里雪山]
- Meili Snow Mountains, with peaks up to 6000 m., in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan
tàxuěxúnméi
踏雪寻梅
[踏雪尋梅]
- to walk in the snow to view the flowering plum
qīngméizhúmǎ
青梅竹马
[青梅竹馬]
- lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
- fig. innocent children's games
- childhood sweethearts
- a couple who grew up as childhood friends
méisēnsùshù
梅森素数
[梅森素數]
- Mersenne prime number (math.)
Tiě'ěrméizī
铁尔梅兹
[鐵爾梅茲]
- Termez city in southeast Uzbekistan
Lèhuá Méilán
乐华梅兰
[樂華梅蘭]
- Leroy Merlin (PRC DIY chain)
Hāméinèiyī
哈梅内伊
[哈梅內伊]
- Khamenei, Ayatollah Aly (1939-), Supreme Leader of Iran, aka Ali Khamenei
Jīn Píng Méi Cí Huà
金瓶梅词话
[金瓶梅詞話]
- Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
Aěrméilǐyà
阿尔梅里亚
[阿爾梅里亞]
- Almería
Méidéwéijiéfū
梅德韦杰夫
[梅德韋傑夫]
- Medvedyev (name)
- Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (1965-), Russian lawyer and politician, president of Russian Federation from 2008
Méixīyèxīngbiǎo
梅西叶星表
[梅西葉星表]
- Messier catalog of nebulae and clusters (1784)
Méixīyēxīngbiǎo
梅西耶星表
[梅西耶星表]
- Messier catalog of nebulae and clusters (1784)
Méisàidésī Bēnchí
梅塞德斯奔驰
[梅塞德斯奔馳]
- Mercedes Benz
- abbr. to 奔馳／奔驰 ( Bēnchí)
Kǎnèijī Méilóng Dàxué
卡内基梅隆大学
[卡內基梅隆大學]
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
Méilǐsī Dáwò'ěrzúqū
梅里斯达斡尔族区
[梅里斯達斡爾族區]
- Meilisi Daur district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang
Méilǐyàmǔ· Wéibósītè
梅里亚姆·韦伯斯特
[梅里亞姆·韋伯斯特]
- Merriam-Webster (dictionary)