埋
HSK 6

埋 (mái): bury, secrete, conceal

mái

bury, secrete, conceal

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Pinyin

mái

HSK Level

Level 6

Characters

1

English Meaning

bury, secrete, conceal

How to Write 埋 (mái)

埋 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 埋

A phono-semantic compound: 土 (earth) carries the meaning, and 里 hints at the pronunciation.

What 埋 is Made Of

埋 is built from 2 components:

土soil, earth
里unit of distance equal to 0.5km

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Words Using 埋

Common Chinese words that contain 埋:

埋伏

máifú

埋怨

mányuàn

埋没

máimò

埋葬

máizàng

Characters Related to 埋

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