埋 mái to bury
How to remember 埋: 土 earth + 里 in = to bury. The dog digs a hole in the soft earth, drops his favourite bone in and looks around before he starts to bury it.
Component breakdown
埋 = 土 earth + 里 in
- 土 earth
- 里 in
- 日 sun
- 土 earth
The dog digs a hole in the soft earth, drops his favourite bone in and looks around before he starts to bury it.
How it is used
- Read mái = to bury/cover over - 埋在地下 (mái zài dìxià) bury underground, 埋葬 (máizàng) inter, 埋伏 (máifú) lie in ambush.
- 埋头 (máitóu) = to bury oneself in (work/study): 埋头苦干 (máitóu-kǔgàn) toil head-down.
- Read mán only in 埋怨 (mányuàn) to grumble/complain - a common reading trap.