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méi

mold

approved by inralback19 · Nov 1, 2025, 10:35 PM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Nov 2, 2025, 06:53 AM

not meaning, old pronunciation

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A small 微 black 黑 growth; 微 also provides the pronunciation

Components

微 Sound component

Change in sound

黴 and 微 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

黑 Meaning component

Regular Modern

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	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	mrɯl
	mɯːls

《說文》：“黴，中久雨青黑。从黑，微省聲。”