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Word and Radical Components of 西梅

The Chinese word 西梅 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
西梅 xīméi 1. n. Prunus domestica

西梅 ⇨ 西 + 梅
Component Pinyin Meanings
西 1. west; western
2. (Cantonese, euphemistic) (syn of zh, 閪, tr=hai1)
3. spin (noun)
     zh-co, 腳趾尾mei5-1 laai1西, to do a sidespin with one's little toe, C
4. to spin; to cause to spin
5. carrying spin
6. to deviate from a path due to some force
      zyun3 嗰陣zan6-2 西。 - There was strong centrifugal force when the vehicle turned.
7. to hit (rfclarify)
     (zh-co, 一嘢 西 , , C)
méi 1. Prunus mume (Chinese plum or Japanese apricot)
     話梅 - li hing mui
     烏梅 - smoked plum
2. (in compounds) A plant sharing similarities with Prunus mume in habit, flowers or fruits
     蠟梅 - Chimonanthus praecox
     茶梅 - Camellia sasanqua
     楊梅 - Myrica rubra
     西梅 - Prunus domestica
3. (obsolete) (zh-alt-name, 楠, gloss=)
4. (zh-short, 梅雨)
5. (zh-short, 梅州)
     w:zh:梅光達\梅光達 - Mei Quong Tart (q-lite, merchant)
     w:zh:梅艷芳\梅艷芳 - Anita Mui (q-lite, singer)

梅 ⇨ 木 + 毎
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. tree; woody plant
     (syn, zh, )
     樹木 - tree
     灌木 - shrub
     木芍藥 - tree peony
2. wood; timber
     木頭tou - log
3. wooden
      桌子 。 - This table is made of wood
4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden
     木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate
     棺木 - coffin
     就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin)
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒)
     有木有 - innit, damn right
6. numb
     麻木 - numb, insensitive
      手指 。 - Her fingers were numb with cold.
1.

毎 ⇨ + 毋
Component Pinyin Meanings
1.
1. (literary) do not, don't
2. (literary or Hakka, Hokkien) not
      捌字。 - I'm illiterate (literally: I don't know characters), MN
3. (literary) Alternative form of 無 (to not have)