美
měiTraditional: 美
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Translation
beautiful; America (in compounds)
Stroke order
美
Examples
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He's from the United States.
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Nobody is perfect.
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This is a beautiful city.
朵。
This flower is really beautiful.
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Her voice is very beautiful.
美 (měi) means beautiful and is also the short name for America, as in 美国. The adjectival sense survives in 美丽 (beautiful) and 完美 (perfect).
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