Keyword
mold
- mildew
- rot
- Frequency
- #2402
- Strokes
- 15
Readings
méi
Mnemonic
雨 (rain) gives the meaning and 每 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
倒霉
to have bad luck; to be out of luck
霉
mold; mildew; to become moldy
发霉
to become moldy
霉菌
mold
青霉素
(pharmacology) penicillin
霉素
(pharmacology) -mycin (suffix)
红霉素
(pharmacology) erythromycin
氯霉素
(pharmacology) chloramphenicol
霉变
to become moldy
防霉
to inhibit mold; mold-proof; mildew-proof
黄曲霉
Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)
霉烂
mold; rot
霉运
ill luck; misfortune
倒霉蛋
(coll.) poor devil; unfortunate man
庆大霉素
(pharmacology) gentamicin
新霉素
(pharmacology) neomycin
触霉头
to cause sth unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else); to do sth inauspicious; to have a stroke of bad luck
霉气
a moldy smell; damp and rotten; fig. rotten bad luck
金霉素
(pharmacology) chlortetracycline
霉病
mildew; fungal growth
克霉唑
clotrimazole (antifungal agent)
林可霉素
(pharmacology) lincomycin
黄曲霉菌
Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)