Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 16
Number of Strokes 12
Mandarin Reading měi
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions
燘měi 1.熟﹔熟食煮烂。《广韵.上贿》:"燘,熟完。"《类篇.火部》:"燘,烂也……熟谓之燘。"清翟灏《通俗编.杂字》:"熟食以火再煮曰燘。"一说"烂"的讹字。
English Definitions
(Cant.) to suck or chew without using the teeth
References
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