魅
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mèi · magic, enchantment, charm

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14Total strokes

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Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

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鬼Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 魅

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mèiWords pronounced mèi
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Example sentences

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Tā shì gè yǒu mèi lì de nǚ xìng.她是个有魅力的女性。

She is a charming woman.

Source: Tatoeba #763007 · CC BY 2.0 FR
“ tā yòu yǒu mèi lì yòu fēng qù!” “ nà tā huì zuò fàn ma?” “ shuí zài hū?”“她又有魅力又风趣!” “那她会做饭吗?” “谁在乎?”

"She's not only beautiful but also humorous." "Can she cook?" "Who cares?"

Source: Tatoeba #11238626 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yào xiǎng yǒu liáng hǎo de rén gé mèi lì, bì xū yào yǒu cōng huì de tóu nǎo.要想有良好的人格魅力,必须要有聪慧的头脑。

If you want to have an attractive personality, you need to have a good head on your shoulders.

Source: Tatoeba #2298567 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ dī gū le nǐ de mèi lì.你低估了你的魅力。

You underestimate your charisma.

Source: Tatoeba #8794699 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yǒu yì zhǒng mèi lì.他有一种魅力。

He had a certain charm.

Source: Tatoeba #1895004 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiù cūn wū yǒu tā zì jǐ yí dìng de mèi lì.旧村屋有它自己一定的魅力。

The old cottage has a certain charm about it.

Source: Tatoeba #847801 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 魅 in context

  1. Say mèi, then recall the core meaning: magic, enchantment, charm.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 魅力 (mèi lì), meaning “charm”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 魅 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.