Spot 每
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
每 component
měi · each, every
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 每
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue每Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 每 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
海=
氵
诲=
讠
侮=
亻
悔=
忄
莓=
艹
晦=
日
梅=
木
脢=
⺼
敏=
+攵
誨=
言
酶=
酉
毓=
+㐬
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Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 每 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
海hǎi
ocean
HSK 3.0 · L3海洋hǎiyángocean
HSK 3.0 · L4后悔hòuhuǐto regret
HSK 3.0 · L4过敏guòmǐnChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L5海关hǎiguāncustoms
HSK 3.0 · L5海外hǎiwàioverseas
HSK 3.0 · L5海鲜hǎixiānseafood
HSK 3.0 · L5敏感mǐngǎnsensitive
HSK 3.0 · L5海内外hǎinèiwàidomestic and international
HSK 3.0 · L6海岸hǎi’àncoastal
HSK 3.0 · L6海拔hǎibáheight above sea level
HSK 3.0 · L6海面hǎimiànthe surface of the sea
HSK 3.0 · L6