měi

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Source form: 美
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
beautiful / very satisfactory; good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

美 美 [mei3] /beautiful/very satisfactory; good/to beautify/to be pleased with oneself/

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Měi

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Source form: 美
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó])
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2ccc833671a8f027. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

美 美 [Mei3] /(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1])/(bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2])/

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