每 (měi): each, every
每 (měi) is a Chinese character meaning “each.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 母 (phonetic). It ranks #359 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 每 is a compound character. Its radical form 毋 (do not) appears in many related characters such as 母 (mǔ, mother), 毒 (dú, poison).
Definitions
- each
- every
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticThis character is a compound form.
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 每个 | měi gè | each |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 每次 | měi cì | every time |
| 每年 | měi nián | every year |
| 每周 | měi zhōu | every week |
| 每当 | měi dāng | whenever |
| 每人 | měi rén | each person |
| 每月 | měi yuè | each month |
| 每日 | měi rì | daily |
| 每时每刻 | měi shí měi kè | at all times |
| 每况愈下 | měi kuàng yù xià | to steadily deteriorate |
| 每逢 | měi féng | every time |
| 每每 | měi měi | often |
| 每个人 | měi ge rén | everybody |
| 每年一度 | měi nián yī dù | once a year (every year) |
每 appears in 31 compound words: 97 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 3 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 每 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Showing 1 of 2 idioms containing 每.
Example Sentences
每字由7笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
měi zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
Each character consists of seven strokes, with a remarkably ingenious structure.
无糖食品真的不含糖吗?国标允许每100克含糖≤0.5克对吗
wú táng shí pǐn zhēn de bù hán táng ma ? guó biāo yǔn xǔ měi 1 0 0 kè hán táng 0 . 5 kè duì ma
Are sugar-free foods really sugar-free? The national standard allows sugar ≤ 0.5 grams per 100 grams, right?
...被要求胸部垫Pad演V姐 Sammi..每边double都冇效果
. . . bèi yāo qiú xiōng bù diàn P a d yǎn V jiě S a m m i . . měi biān d o u b l e dōu 冇 xiào guǒ
... Asked to play Sister V Sammi with a chest pad. Double on either side has no effect
每天喝咖啡和茶 失智风险最高降三成
měi tiān hē kā fēi hé chá shī zhì fēng xiǎn zuì gāo jiàng sān chéng
Drinking coffee and tea every day reduces the risk of dementia by up to 30%
不到30小时连夺3金!他们的每一滴热泪,都写着“值..
bù dào 3 0 xiǎo shí lián duó 3 jīn ! tā men de měi yī dī rè lèi , dōu xiě zhe zhí . .
Win 3 gold medals in less than 30 hours! Every tear they shed was written "Value:
河北男孩放寒假每天睡到中午12点,爸爸不许家人打扰..
hé běi nán hái fàng hán jiǎ měi tiān shuì dào zhōng wǔ 1 2 diǎn , bà bà bù xǔ jiā rén dǎ rǎo . .
Hebei boy slept until 12 noon every day during the winter vacation, and his father did not allow his family to disturb him:
你每个月的瓦斯费多少钱？
Nǐ měi gè yuè de wǎsī fèi duōshao qián?
How much is your monthly gas bill?
汤姆不是每个月都去澳大利亚吗？
Tāngmǔ bù shì měi ge yuè dōu qù àodàlìyà ma?
Doesn't Tom go to Australia every month?
你每天早上都刮胡子吗？
Nǐ měitiān zǎoshang dōu guāhúzi ma?
Do you shave every morning?
每天都这样岂不是很无聊！
Měitiān dōu zhèyàng qǐbù shì hěn wúliáo!
Spending every day like this must be boring!
Character Family
毋 Radical Family — Characters sharing the do not radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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