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咪 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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咪 Stroke Order — How to Write 咪

Stroke Order

咪 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

咪 Radical and Character Components

Components:口米

咪 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 米 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 6 more strokes

咪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • mī

Meanings of 咪 in Chinese

1

mī咪

The sound a cat makes (meow), or a call used to attract a cat.
她轻轻地叫了一声咪,小猫就跑了过来
She softly called 'mī', and the kitten ran over.

Common Words and Phrases with 咪

1
mī咪lǎo姥
Mīlǎo (咪姥) refers to a paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother). The term is derived from 'mī' (mother) and 'lǎo' (old).
过年的时候,我和家人一起去咪姥家拜年,她准备了很多好吃的。
During Chinese New Year, my family and I went to my aunt's house to pay our respects, and she prepared a lot of delicious food.
2
mī咪mī咪
Meow
小猫咪咪地叫着,想要吃东西。
The little cat was meowing, 'mimi, mimi', wanting to eat.
3
mǐ咪zuò唑
Imidazole, a white crystalline heterocyclic base (C3H4N2), an isomer of pyrazole.
咪唑是一种重要的有机化合物,其衍生物广泛应用于药物合成。
Imidazole is an important organic compound, and its derivatives are widely used in drug synthesis.

More words with 咪

  • mā妈mī咪Mummy, a informal term for mother.
  • māo猫mī咪cat, kitty
  • xiǎo小māo猫mī咪kitten, kitty
  • mī咪lǎo姥jiā家Grandma Mi's Home, Mi Lao Home

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Questions about 咪

What does 咪 mean in Chinese?

咪 (mī) means “The sound a cat makes (meow)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 咪?

咪 is pronounced mī in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 咪 have?

咪 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 咪?

咪 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 咪?

The radical of 咪 is 口, and 咪 is a phono-semantic compound.

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