每 (měi) is a Chinese character meaning “every”. It is written from 𠂉 (top stroke form) and 母 (mother), one above the other, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
𠂉 + 母
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: Unicode U+6BCF; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry (2 top strokes + 5 strokes of 母 = 7)
Memory aid
Two short strokes (𠂉) laid on top of 母 (mother) — a tally mark added above mother, one for every single day.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 每天měi tiānevery day; daily每 = měi
- 每年měi niánevery year; annually每 = měi
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All readings
every
every; each; per; every time
指全体中的任何一个或一次；各个。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 每天měi tiānevery day; daily每 = měi
- 每年měi niánevery year; annually每 = měi
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 每 mean?
每 (měi) means every; each; per; every time.
How do you pronounce 每?
It is pronounced měi.
What parts is 每 made of?
𠂉 (top stroke form) and 母 (mother), one above the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+6BCF; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry (2 top strokes + 5 strokes of 母 = 7). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 每 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 每?
毋. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 每?
Common ones are 每天 and 每年. The reading of 每 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.