méi

Radical: 雨 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

霉 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 霉

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 霉.

倒霉
dǎo méi
to have bad luck
发霉
fā méi
to become moldy
带霉
dài méi
musty
防霉
fáng méi
rot proof
霉变
méi biàn
霉气
méi qì
a moldy smell
霉烂
méi làn
mold
霉病
méi bìng
mildew
霉素
méi sù
teichomycin
霉菌
méi jūn
mould
霉运
méi yùn
霉雨
méi yǔ
Asian rainy season

Related characters (radical 雨)

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