枚 meaning in English
classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]); classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc
Meaning of 枚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
méi
- classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4])
- classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc
- (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai")
- (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy
Méi
- surname Mei
枚 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我在人行道上发现了一枚硬币。
I found a coin on the sidewalk.
他从他的口袋里取出了一枚硬币。
He took a coin out of his pocket.
他拿出了几枚硬币。
He took out some coins.
萨米给莱拉买了一枚美丽的钻戒。
Sami bought Layla a beautiful diamond ring.
我们有六枚鸡蛋。
We have six eggs.
Stroke order for each character
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枚 méi · classifier for small objects: coins · 8 strokes
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Questions about 枚
What does 枚 mean?
枚 (méi) means "classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]); classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc" and is used as a measure word.
How do you write 枚?
枚 is made of 1 character: 枚 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 枚 an HSK word?
Yes. 枚 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.