迈
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to step; to stride; (bound form) old; elderly; (loanword) mile (esp. in expressions of vehicle speed)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 辵 +3
- Structure
- Lower-left enclosure 左下包
- Traditional
- 邁
- Common rank
- #1,975
- Unicode
- U+8FC8
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
stride · Heisig RSH #292
road + 万 ten thousand
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 迈
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迈克尔·克莱顿 | Michael Crichton (1942-), US techno-thriller writer, author of Jurassic Park | |
| 艾哈迈达巴德 | Ahmedabad, largest city in west Indian state Gujarat 古吉拉特[Gu3 ji2 la1 te4] | |
| 管住嘴迈开腿 | lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight) | |
| 迈克尔 | (name) Michael | |
| 伊思迈尔 | Ismail (name); Shah Ismail I (1487-1524), founder of Persian Safavid dynasty, reigned 1501… | |
| 迈克尔·杰克逊 | Michael Jackson (1958-2009), American musician and entertainer | |
| 迈克尔·乔丹 | Michael Jordan (1963–) US basketball player | |
| 迈阿密 | Miami (Florida) | |
| 艾哈迈德 | Ahmed (name) | |
| 艾哈迈迪内贾德 | Ahmadinejad or Ahmadinezhad (Persian name); Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956-), Iranian fundament… | |
| 迈赫迪军 | Mahdi army, Iraqi Shia armed militia led by Moqtada Sadr | |
| 迈巴赫 | Maybach, German car brand | |
| 高迈 | exuberant; outstanding; in advanced years | |
| 迈出 | to step out; to take a (first) step | |
| 老迈 | aged; senile | |
| 年迈 | old; aged | |
| 清迈 | Chiang Mai, city in Thailand | |
| 迈入 | (fig.) to step into; to enter | |
| 陈其迈 | Chen Chi-mai (1964-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice premier of the Republic of China (201… | |
| 迈进 | to step in; to stride forward; to forge ahead |