霉 méi mildew
mildew; mold; rot
怎么记住“霉”: 雨 rain + 每 every = mildew. It has rained every day of the camping holiday, and now the tent smells of mildew.
部件结构
霉 = 雨 rain + 每 every
- 雨 rain
- 每 every
- 𠂉 clouds
- 母 mother
It has rained every day of the camping holiday, and now the tent smells of mildew.
用法
- Mold/mildew: 发霉 (fāméi) to go moldy - 面包发霉了 (miànbāo fāméi le) the bread has gone moldy, 霉菌 (méijūn) mold/fungus.
- 倒霉 (dǎoméi) 'to grow mold' = to have rotten luck, a very common colloquial complaint: 今天真倒霉 (jīntiān zhēn dǎoméi) what an unlucky day.
- So beyond literal mold, 霉 is the root of the everyday word for bad luck.