How to Write 枚 (méi) — Meaning “piece (classifier for small objects)”

Imagine a tree (木) with a hand (攵) picking a small, flat object like a coin off a branch. This visual helps you remember that 枚 is a measure word for small items such as coins, stamps, or rings.

Pay attention to the right side 攵, which has 4 strokes: a left-falling stroke, a horizontal stroke, then another left-falling stroke, and finally a right-falling stroke. A common mistake is confusing 攵 with 文 (writing) or 夂 (walk slowly), so practice the correct order and shape.

枚 has 攵 on the right and means a measure word for small objects. 朱 has a horizontal line through the middle of 木 and means 'red' or is used as a surname. 朴 has 卜 on the right and means 'simple' or 'plain'. Visually, notice the different right-hand components.

枚 is a measure word (classifier) for small, flat, round objects like coins, rings, stamps, or badges. For example, you say 一枚邮票 (one stamp) or 几枚硬币 (several coins). It also appears in the word 枚举, meaning 'to list one by one'.

Common words containing 枚 include: 一枚 (yī méi) — one (measure word for small, flat objects like coins or rings); 枚举 (méi jǔ) — to enumerate; to list one by one; 几枚 (jǐ méi) — several (classifier for small objects).