懂中文 Dong Chinese

枚

méi

tree trunk

Depicts a hand tapping (攵) the trunk of a tree (木).

Components
木 iconic component

木  Iconic component

mù

  

tree

攵 iconic component

攵  Iconic component

pū

  

tap

攵 is a component form of 攴.

Evolution

枚 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
枚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
枚 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
枚 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

枚  

méi

stalk of shrub, trunk of tree; classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old)

枚  

Méi

surname Mei

Most common words with 枚
Freq.
Word
Meaning

枚

whip

不胜枚举

too numerous to mention individually or one by one

袁枚

Yuan Mei (1716-1798), famous Qing poet and critic, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家

枚举

to enumerate

不可枚举

innumerable (idiom)