镁 (měi): magnesium (chemistry)

镁 (měi) is a Chinese character meaning “magnesium (chemistry).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 钅 (metal). It ranks #3629 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 钅 metal10 strokesFrequency #3629

Definitions

  1. magnesium (chemistry)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
镁粉měi fěnmagnesium powder (used in pyrotechnics etc)
铁镁质tiě měi zhìmafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates)
氧化镁yǎng huà měimagnesium oxide MgO
矽镁层xī měi céngsima (geology)
氢氧化镁qīng yǎng huà měimagnesium hydroxide Mg(OH)2
镁棒měi bàngferrocerium rod
菱镁矿líng měi kuàngmagnesite
硫酸镁liú suān měimagnesium sulfate
镁盐měi yánmagnesium salt
桂纶镁guì lún měiGuey Lun-mei (1983-), Taiwanese actress
镁砖měi zhuānmagnesium brick (refractory material)
镁砂měi shāmagnesium oxide (refractory material)
12
Total compounds
42
As first character
33
As last character
25
As middle character

镁 appears in 12 compound words: 42 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

老师教我们镁字的发音和笔顺。

lǎo shī jiào wǒ men měi zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .

The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "镁."

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měi lǐng wèi lái , qīng yáng xiàn rén mín zhèng fǔ liàng xiāng A I C E 2 0 . . .

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měi guāng D D R 5 dān tiáo nèi cún néng fǒu dú dāng yī miàn ? quán wǎng yòng hù . . .

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补维生素D需要搭配K2和镁吗?多数人饮食即可满足

bǔ wéi shēng sù D xū yāo dā pèi K 2 hé měi ma ? duō shǔ rén yǐn shí jí kě mǎn zú

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Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 镁 (měi) mean in Chinese?
镁 (měi) primarily means "magnesium (chemistry)." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3629 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 镁 have?
镁 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 镁?
The radical associated with 镁 is 钅 (metal). This radical appears in many characters related to metal.
What are common words containing 镁?
Common words with 镁 include: 镁粉 (měi fěn, "magnesium powder (used in pyrotechnics etc)"); 铁镁质 (tiě měi zhì, "mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates)"); 氧化镁 (yǎng huà měi, "magnesium oxide MgO"); 矽镁层 (xī měi céng, "sima (geology)"); 氢氧化镁 (qīng yǎng huà měi, "magnesium hydroxide Mg(OH)2"). There are over 12 compound words containing this character.
Is 镁 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 镁 and the traditional form is 鎂.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.