Dictionary/枚

枚

méi

ㄇㄟˊ
HSK 7-9TOCFL L58 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4])
2classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc
3(on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai")
4(old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy

Etymology

pictophonetic · tree

Radical

木 · the stalk of a shrub, the trunk of a tree

Composition

⿰木攵

Writing

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