枚 (méi) is a Chinese character meaning “measure word for small flat or round objects (coins,”. It is written from 木 (tree; wood) and 攵 (a hand holding a stick; marks an action done to something), side by side, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
木 + 攵
Left–right structure
Structure from: ids-decomposition (笔画核验: 木 4 画 + 攵 4 画 = 枚 8 画, hanzi-writer-data)
Memory aid
A tree (木) on the left, a hand swinging a stick (攵) on the right: you knock one thin branch off the tree and hold it up. 枚 is the word for counting small flat things — one piece at a time.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 枚举méi jǔto enumerate; to list one by one枚 = méi
- 一枚yì méione (coin, stamp, medal, or similar small flat object)枚 = méi
Go deeper
All readings
measure word for small flat objects
measure word for small flat or round objects (coins, medals, stamps, rockets); (literary) the trunk or branch of a tree
量词，用于形状较小的片状或圆形物品，如硬币、奖章、邮票、火箭。文言中指树干、树枝。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 枚举méi jǔto enumerate; to list one by one枚 = méi
- 一枚yì méione (coin, stamp, medal, or similar small flat object)枚 = méi
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 枚 mean?
枚 (méi) means measure word for small flat or round objects (coins, medals, stamps, rockets); (literary) the trunk or branch of a tree.
How do you pronounce 枚?
It is pronounced méi.
What parts is 枚 made of?
木 (tree; wood) and 攵 (a hand holding a stick; marks an action done to something), side by side. The recorded source is: ids-decomposition (笔画核验: 木 4 画 + 攵 4 画 = 枚 8 画, hanzi-writer-data). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 枚 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 枚?
木. 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 枚?
Common ones are 枚举 and 一枚. The reading of 枚 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.