霉

Information about character(s)

Radical: 雨
Radical Strokes: 8
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 15

Pronunciation

Pinyin: méi
Cantonese: mui4
JapaneseKun: TSUYU SHIMERI SHIMI
JapaneseOn: BAI ME
Korean: MAY

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: mildew, mold; moldy, mildewed

CE-Dict: bacteria/fungi/moldy

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.mold
2.mildew

1.mold; mildew; must
2.germs; bacteria
3.fungi
4.dirty; dingy

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: mildew; mold; mould
【醫】 mildew; mold; mould

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: mildew; mold; mould

湘雅醫學專業詞典: mildew

康熙字典文字版 【戌集中】【雨字部】霉
【正字通】莫裴切，音枚。項甌東曰：江南以三月爲迎梅雨，五月爲送梅雨。或言古語：黃梅時節家家雨。張蒙溪謂：梅當作霉，雨中暑氣也。霉雨善汙衣服，故又云霉涴，言其爲霉所壞也。按𡌨雅風土記皆作梅雨。霉，義與黴通。