美

The character "美" has 9 strokes. "美" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "美" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "美" are "měi" . View the stroke order of "美">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "美"

adj.: beautiful; pretty; very satisfactory; good

v.: beautify; prettify; be pleased with oneself

n.: beautiful/good things; America; United States (US)

• beautiful : adj.美的；美丽的；令人愉悦的；完美的；出色的
• pretty : adj.漂亮的；标致的；好看的；悦耳的；悦目的；好的；妙极了的
• good : adj.合意的；满意的；合格的；胜任的；善的；有德行的；让人高兴的；令人愉快的；令人满意的；彻底的；天哪；啊呀
• beautify : v.使更加美丽；美化
• prettify : v.使…表面看上去美丽；粉饰
• America : 美洲；美利坚合众国，美国

Form words with "美"

对称美 symmetric beauty

阴柔美 feminine beauty

韵律美 rhythmical charm

美名胜于财富 a good name is better than riches

美拉尼西亚人 Melanesian

嫫母有所美，西施有所丑 there is some beauty in the ugliest woman, and some ugliness in the greatest beauty

Example phrases using "美"

• 他认为美不是外在的而是内在的。

  He believed that beauty was not something imposed but something immanent.

• 她的心灵远不及相貌那样美。

  Her heart is not as good as her looks.

• 想得倒美，根本没有那回事。

  Nothing of the sort; that’s just your wishful thinking.

• 别坐立不安的了，你很美。

  When you are not fidgeting, you are very beautiful.

• 这首歌的调儿很美。

  This song has a lovely tune.

• 她从侧面看很美。

  She has a beautiful profile.

• 帕台农神庙具有无与伦比的美。

  The Parthenon has a matchless beauty.

• 某一年龄的男孩所特有的那种两性美。

  The sort of epicene beauty peculiar to boys of a certain age.

• 她很美—— 而且穿着讲究。

  She's gorgeous — and she's a dresser.

• 这片古老遗址的神奇的美。

  The strange, numinous beauty of this ancient landmark.