妹 mèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- Made of
- 女 woman, girl 未 not yet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
妹妹
mèimei
younger sister
Character
Example phrases
- 我妹妹今年八岁。 Wǒ mèimei jīnnián bā suì. My younger sister is eight this year.
- 妹妹在写字。 Mèimei zài xiě zì. My younger sister is writing characters.
- 这是我的妹妹。 Zhè shì wǒ de mèimei. This is my younger sister.