How to write 每 (měi, “each”)
每 (měi), an HSK 2 character, means “each” and “every”. It is HSK 2 in the 2025 syllabus, down from level 3 in the 2021 standard. On its own it is an HSK 2 word, and it forms 每个 (“each”), 每人 (“each person”) and 每天 (“every day”). Japanese reads it mai, “every”.
- Pinyin
- měi
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK
- 2
- Radical
- 母 (“mother”)
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- Dotcentera dot
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| měi third tone | each; every | — | 每个 每人 每天 每常 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 2
- 2021 standard
- level 3
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 2 word
- Words with it
- 24 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 每
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 每 | měi | each; every HSK 2 |
| 每个 每個 | měige | each; every |
| 每人 | měirén | each person; everybody |
| 每天 | měitiān | every day |
| 每常 | měicháng | frequently; regularly |
| 每年 | měinián | every year; each year |
| 每日 | měirì | daily; (soup etc) of the day |
| 每月 | měiyuè | each month |
| 每个人 每個人 | měigerén | everybody; everyone |
| 每时每日 每時每日 | měishíměirì | every day and every hour; hourly and daily (idiom) |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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