懂中文 Dong Chinese

霉

méi

mildew

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 每 represents the sound. Simplified form of 黴.

Components
雨 meaning component

雨  Meaning component

yǔ, yù

  

rain

每 sound component

每  Sound component

měi

  

every

Definitions

霉  

méi

mildew, mold; moldy, mildewed; bacteria; fungi; moldy

霉 (黴) 

méi

variant of 霉[méi]

Most common words with 霉
Freq.
Word
Meaning

倒霉

to have bad luck

霉

fungi

青霉素

penicillin

霉菌

mold

发霉

to become moldy