Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “mai”
18 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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2
Second tone
mái
3
Third tone
mǎi
4
Fourth tone
mài
卖
mài
迈to sell
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1mài
劢old
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6mài
麦to put forth effort, to strive for
5 strokesmài
脉wheat, barley, oats
7 strokesmài
脈a pulse
9 strokesmài
麥a pulse
10 strokesmài
賣wheat, barley, oats
11 strokesmài
邁to sell
15 strokesmài
霡old
16 strokesmài
霢drizzle, light rain
17 strokesmài
drizzle, light rain
18 strokesSound in context
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