媚
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(bound form) to flatter; (bound form) charming
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 女 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 媚
- Common rank
- #2,196
- Unicode
- U+5A9A
Formation & memory
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Words with 媚
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阳光明媚 | the sun shines brightly (idiom) | |
| 春光明媚 | lovely spring sunshine | |
| 伊媚儿 | variant of 伊妹兒|伊妹儿[yi1 mei4 r5] | |
| 崇洋媚外 | to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of forei… | |
| 媚眼 | charming eyes; coquettish glances | |
| 媚外 | to fawn on foreigners; to pander to foreign powers | |
| 明媚 | bright and beautiful | |
| 千娇百媚 | (idiom) (of a woman) bewitching; charming | |
| 百媚千娇 | see 千嬌百媚|千娇百媚[qian1 jiao1 bai3 mei4] | |
| 媚世 | (literary) to pander to popular tastes; to conform opportunistically to prevailing trends | |
| 媚词 | flattery | |
| 抛媚眼 | to throw amorous or flirtatious glances at sb (esp. of a woman) | |
| 媚笑 | enchanting smile | |
| 媚男 | (slang) to pander to men | |
| 媚态 | seductive appearance; fawning manner | |
| 媚俗 | to cater to the public's taste; kitsch; commercial | |
| 媚娃 | Veela (Harry Potter) | |
| 柔媚 | gentle and lovely; charming | |
| 献媚 | to ingratiate oneself with; to pander to | |
| 娇媚 | flirtatious; coquettish; sweet and charming; beautiful young woman (old) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 眉 — compare how they read.