媚

Information about character(s)

Radical: 女
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: mèi
Cantonese: mei4 mei6
JapaneseKun: KOBIRU
JapaneseOn: BI
Korean: MI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: charming, attractive; flatter

CE-Dict: flatter/charm

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to fawn on; to curry favor with; to flatter; to toady to
2.charming; fascinating; enchanting

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《女部》媚說也。从女眉聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集下】【女字部】媚
〔古文〕𡡚【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤明祕切，音郿。【說文】說也。又諧也，諂也，蠱也。【書·囧命】便辟側媚。【史記·佞幸傳】非獨女以色媚，士宦亦有之。【吳志】虞翻曰：自恨骨體不媚。　又愛也，親順也。【詩·大雅】媚兹一人。【唐書·魏徵傳】太宗曰：人言魏徵舉動疎慢，我見其嫵媚。　又地名。【左傳·定九年】齊侯致禚媚杏于衞。【註】三邑皆齊西界。　又叶武悲切，音眉。【韓愈·永貞行】狐鳴梟噪爭署置，䁑睒跳踉相嫵媚。【註】䁑睒，獸狂視貌。時順宗病瘖，王伾王叔文用事。憲宗立，攺元永貞。　本作𡡾。
考證：〔【左傳·定九年】齊侯致禚媚杏于衞。【註】三邑皆齊四界。〕　謹照原文四界改西界。

CF-Dict: flatter

Han-De-Dict: schmeicheln (u.E.)/Reiz (u.E.) (S)