Chinese Word: 眉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

眉HSK 5

Pinyin: méi

English Definition: eyebrow; upper margin

Chinese Definition:
①眼上额下的毛：眉毛。眉宇(两眉上面的地方)。眉心。眉目。眉寿(长寿)。眉睫。扬眉吐气。
②书页上端的空白：书眉。眉批。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 目

Ideographic:Picture of hair 尸 above an eye 目

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 尸 [ shī ] body, corpse
- 目 [ mù ] eye; to look, to see; division, topic

Similar Characters: 盾固雇国

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 眉

眉头	méi tóu	brows
迫在眉睫	pò zài méi jié	pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
皱眉	zhòu méi	to frown; to knit one's brow
眉目	méi mu	progress; prospect of solution; sign of positive outcome
燃眉之急	rán méi zhī jí	lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency

1		xiǎo wáng 小王 tīng dé 听得 méi fēi sè wǔ 眉飞色舞。 A look of delight came into Xiao Wang's face as he listened .
2		é méi shān 峨眉山 pī zhe 披着 bái xuě 白雪， měi bú shèng shōu 美不胜收。 Emei Mountain is covered in white snow and is magnificent.
3		tā 她 tīng 听 le 了 wǒ 我 shuō 说 de huà 的话， zhòu qǐ 皱起 le 了 méi tóu 眉头。 She frowned when she heard what I said.
4		tā 他 zhěng tiān 整天 chóu méi kǔ liǎn 愁眉苦脸 de 的， bù zhī dào 不知道 zěn me 怎么 le 了。 He looks upset all day, I don't know what happened.
5		tā 他 pāi zhào 拍照 zǒng shì 总是 zhòu 皱 zhe 着 méi tóu 眉头， xiǎn de 显得 hěn 很 chǒu 丑。 He always frowns in photos and looks very ugly.

1		xiǎo wáng 小王 tīng dé 听得 méi fēi sè wǔ 眉飞色舞。 A look of delight came into Xiao Wang's face as he listened .
2		é méi shān 峨眉山 pī zhe 披着 bái xuě 白雪， měi bú shèng shōu 美不胜收。 Emei Mountain is covered in white snow and is magnificent.
3		tā 她 tīng 听 le 了 wǒ 我 shuō 说 de huà 的话， zhòu qǐ 皱起 le 了 méi tóu 眉头。 She frowned when she heard what I said.
4		tā 他 zhěng tiān 整天 chóu méi kǔ liǎn 愁眉苦脸 de 的， bù zhī dào 不知道 zěn me 怎么 le 了。 He looks upset all day, I don't know what happened.
5		tā 他 pāi zhào 拍照 zǒng shì 总是 zhòu 皱 zhe 着 méi tóu 眉头， xiǎn de 显得 hěn 很 chǒu 丑。 He always frowns in photos and looks very ugly.