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妹 is the single character title for a younger sister.
In colloquial Japanese speech, this can be a way to say, darling, dear, honey, or my betrothed (only used when referring to a woman).
In Japanese, this can be the female given name Mai.
In Chinese, you will generally see this used in double form, “妹妹” or “mei mei” when referring to a younger sister.
姉妹 is a Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja title for sisters.
Please note: It's kind of an uncommon title for a wall scroll.
The love between sisters
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 妹 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
妹 see styles |
mèi mei4 mei imouto / imoto いもうと |
More info & calligraphy: Younger Sisteryounger sister; (female given name) Mai |
姉妹 see styles |
shimai(p); kyoudai(ik) / shimai(p); kyodai(ik) しまい(P); きょうだい(ik) |
More info & calligraphy: Sisters |
亡妹 see styles |
boumai / bomai ぼうまい |
one's deceased younger sister |
令妹 see styles |
reimai / remai れいまい |
(honorific or respectful language) your younger sister |
元妹 see styles |
motose もとせ |
(surname) Motose |
兄妹 see styles |
xiōng mèi xiong1 mei4 hsiung mei keimai; kyoudai(ik) / kemai; kyodai(ik) けいまい; きょうだい(ik) |
brother(s) and sister(s) older brother and younger sister |
台妹 see styles |
tái mèi tai2 mei4 t`ai mei tai mei |
local girl (referring to a Taiwanese benshengren 本省人[ben3 sheng3 ren2]) |
吾妹 see styles |
wagimo わぎも |
(familiar language) (archaism) (masculine speech) my wife; my lover; my woman; (surname) Wagimo |
堂妹 see styles |
táng mèi tang2 mei4 t`ang mei tang mei |
younger female patrilineal cousin |
太妹 see styles |
tài mèi tai4 mei4 t`ai mei tai mei |
girl delinquent; tomboy; schoolgirl tough |
妹乃 see styles |
seno せの |
(female given name) Seno |
妹亜 see styles |
maia まいあ |
(female given name) Maia |
妹侑 see styles |
mayu まゆ |
(female given name) Mayu |
妹分 see styles |
imoutobun / imotobun いもうとぶん |
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister |
妹原 see styles |
sehara せはら |
(surname) Sehara |
妹君 see styles |
imoutogimi; imogimi; maikun / imotogimi; imogimi; maikun いもうとぎみ; いもぎみ; まいくん |
(honorific or respectful language) (dated) (younger) sister |
妹夢 see styles |
maimu まいむ |
(female given name) Maimu |
妹夫 see styles |
mèi fu mei4 fu5 mei fu |
younger sister's husband |
妹奈 see styles |
maina まいな |
(female given name) Maina |
妹妹 see styles |
mèi mei mei4 mei5 mei mei |
younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4] |
妹娘 see styles |
imoutomusume / imotomusume いもうとむすめ |
younger daughter |
妹婿 see styles |
mèi xù mei4 xu4 mei hsü imoutomuko / imotomuko いもうとむこ |
brother-in-law (younger sister's husband) the husband of one's younger sister |
妹子 see styles |
mèi zi mei4 zi5 mei tzu maiko まいこ |
(dialect) younger sister; girl (female given name) Maiko |
妹実 see styles |
maimi まいみ |
(female given name) Maimi |
妹尾 see styles |
maio まいお |
(surname) Maio |
妹山 see styles |
seyama せやま |
(surname) Seyama |
妹岡 see styles |
imooka いもおか |
(surname) Imooka |
妹島 see styles |
sejima せじま |
(surname) Sejima |
妹崎 see styles |
sezaki せざき |
(surname) Sezaki |
妹川 see styles |
imogawa いもがわ |
(place-name) Imogawa |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Younger Sister | 妹 | mai / imouto mai / imoto | mèi / mei4 / mei | |
Sisters | 姉妹 | shi mai / shimai | zǐ mèi / zi3 mei4 / zi mei / zimei | tzu mei / tzumei |
Sisterhood | 姐妹情 | jiě mèi qíng jie3 mei4 qing2 jie mei qing jiemeiqing | chieh mei ch`ing chiehmeiching chieh mei ching |
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Sisterhood Sisterly Love | 姉妹愛 | shi mai ai / shimaiai | ||
Soul Sisters | 姊妹花 | jiě mèi huā jie3 mei4 hua1 jie mei hua jiemeihua | chieh mei hua chiehmeihua |
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Sisters at Heart | 心の姉妹 | kokoro no shi mai kokoronoshimai | ||
Sisterhood Sisters Relationship | 姐妹關繫 姐妹关系 | jiě mèi guān xì jie3 mei4 guan1 xi4 jie mei guan xi jiemeiguanxi | chieh mei kuan hsi chiehmeikuanhsi |
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Forever Sisters | 永遠的姐妹 永远的姐妹 | yǒng yuàn de jiě mèi yong3 yuan4 de jie3 mei4 yong yuan de jie mei yongyuandejiemei | yung yüan te chieh mei yungyüantechiehmei |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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