PINYIN SYLLABLE
Chinese characters with Pinyin mai
Learn how to write 18 Chinese characters pronounced “mai” across 3 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.
START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “mai” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced mái
2 dictionary entries use the pronunciation mái, including 埋 (to bury), 霾 (haze).
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced mài
12 dictionary entries use the pronunciation mài, including 卖 (to sell), 迈 (to take a step), 麦 (wheat; barley; oats), 脉 (arteries and veins), 劢 (put forth effort).
to sell
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to take a step
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wheat; barley; oats
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arteries and veins
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put forth effort
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mark (loanword)
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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old variant of 霢[mai4]
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used in 霢霂[mai4mu4]
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced mǎi
4 dictionary entries use the pronunciation mǎi, including 买 (to buy), 荬 (used in 苣蕒菜|苣荬菜[qu3mai5cai4]), 買 (Chinese character), 蕒 (Chinese character).
to buy
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used in 苣蕒菜|苣荬菜[qu3mai5cai4]
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these mai characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 6 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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