美 měi

1. měi adjective beautiful
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Beauty
   Notes: In the sense of 漂亮 (Guoyu '美' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '美' 1; NCCED 1 '美' 1; Unihan '美')
2. měi proper noun America
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography , Concept: Continent 州
   Notes: Abbreviation for 美洲 (Guoyu '美' n 4; NCCED 2 '美' 1)
3. měi adjective good; pleasing
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 好 (Guoyu '美' adj 2; NCCED 1 '美' 3; Unihan '美')
4. měi proper noun United States of America
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Country 国家
   Notes: Abbreviation for 美国 (Guoyu '美' n 3; NCCED 2 '美' 2)
5. měi verb to beautify
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Beauty
   Notes: (NCCED 1 '美' 2)
6. měi verb to be satisfied with oneself
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (NCCED 1 '美' 5)
7. měi adjective tasty
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 美食 (Kroll 2015 '美' 2)
8. měi adjective satisying; pleasing
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 得意 (Guoyu '美' adj 3)
9. měi noun a beautiful lady
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 美女 (Guoyu '美' n 1)
10. měi noun a beautiful thing
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '美' n 2)
11. měi noun to exaggerate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 夸赞, as in 赞美 (Guoyu '美' n 2)
12. měi adjective Beauty
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
13. měi adjective beautiful; sundara
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sundara, or: bandhura, Tibetan: legs par mdzes pa (BCSD '美', p. 947; Mahāvyutpatti 'bandhuram'; MW 'sundara'; SH '美', p. 311)
14. měi adjective sweet; madhura
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: madhura (BCSD '美', p. 947; MW 'madhura'; SH '美', p. 311)

Contained in

• 心美如华(心美如華) A Heart as Beautiful as the Flowers
• 美乐(美樂) Merlot ; joy
• 一心一德　十全十美 Single-Heartedly, Perfect in Every Way
• 为美国卡翠纳飓风纽奥尔良市水灾祈愿文(為美國卡翠納颶風紐奧爾良市水災祈願文) A Prayer for the Victims of the Katrina Disaster in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
• 花前月下景色美 天上人间喜乐多(花前月下景色美 天上人間喜樂多) Flowers and moonlight, a beautiful view; Heaven and Earth, all places of joy.
• 成人之美　我心安然 Assist Others in Fulfilling Their Goals; My Mind Is Peaceful and at Ease
• 心二十 心光则明 心明则净 心净则清 心空则有 心正则定 心定则安 心慧则圆 心圆则满 心悦则喜 心公则平 心宽则容 心融则和 心和则诚 心平则静 心大则广 心广则开 心好则美 心慧则巧 心慈则善 心诚则灵(心二十 心光則明 心明則淨 心淨則清 心空則有 心正則定 心定則安 心慧則圓 心圓則滿 心悅則喜 心公則平 心寬則容 心融則和 心和則誠 心平則靜 心大則廣 心廣則開 心好則美 心慧則巧 心慈則善 心誠則靈) Twenty Conditions of the Mind When the mind is illuminated, there is brightness. When the mind is bright, there is purity. When the mind is pure, there is clarity. When the mind is empty, there is everything. When the mind is virtuous, there is calm. When the mind is calm, there is peace. When the mind is wise, there is perfection. When the mind is perfect, there is completeness. When the mind is joyful, there is happiness. When the mind is fair, there is equanimity. When the mind is magnanimous, there is tolerance. When the mind is harmonious, there is peace. When the mind is peaceful, there is sincerity. When the mind is fair, there is tranquility. When the mind is vast, there is broadness. When the mind is broad, there is openness. When the mind is kind, there is beauty. When the mind is wise, there is agility. When the mind is loving, there is kindness. When the mind is sincere, anything is possible.
• 美满因缘(美滿因緣) Perfect Conditions
• 佛光缘美术馆总部(佛光緣美術館總部) Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery Headquarters
• 翠竹青松山河美 花红鸟鸣大地春(翠竹青松山河美 花紅鳥鳴大地春) Emerald bamboos and green pines, beautiful nature; Crimson flowers and chirping birds, land of spring.

Also contained in

甘美 、 美祥 、 美洲鸵 、 美编 、 豔美无敌 、 美洛昔康 、 访美 、 措美 、 华美 、 美眉 、 美言 、 卡美洛 、 雅美族 、 美洲小鸵 、 哆啰美远族 、 爽心美食 、 美育 、 和美镇 、 珍馐美馔 、 赞美诗 、 五分美金 、 美浓镇 、 秀美 、 都会美型男 、 美式英语 、 北美箭竹族 、 美尼斯 、 恬美 、 集美区 、 美国圣公会 、 美化 、 美洲金鸻 、 健美操 、 美苏 、 美术界 、 美洲大陆 、 掠美 、 幽美 、 美称 、 健美运动 、 美梦

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 12 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 32
• Scroll 1 Shengman Bao Ku 勝鬘寶窟 — count: 19
• Scroll 11 Tan Jin Wenji 鐔津文集 — count: 17
• Scroll 25 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apitan Ba Jiandu Lun) 阿毘曇八犍度論 — count: 17
• Scroll 4 Bian Zheng Lun 辯正論 — count: 16
• Scroll 1 San Guo Yi Shi 三國遺事 — count: 16
• Scroll 2 New Commentary on the Zhao Lun 肇論新疏 — count: 15
• Scroll 2 San Guo Yi Shi 三國遺事 — count: 14
• Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 13
• Scroll 1 Shijia Pu 釋迦譜 — count: 13

Collocations

• 香美 (香美) 亦香美可食 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 33
• 美饮食 (美飲食) 通夕辦好香美飲食 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 2 — count: 23
• 净美 (淨美) 以極淨美種種豐饒食噉含消 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 21
• 轻美 (輕美) 味甘輕美 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 美果 (美果) 其人手取種種美果 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 6
• 美辞 (美辭) 諂諛美辭 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 5
• 美饭 (美飯) 猶如壯士美飯一飡 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 5
• 软美 (軟美) 軟美且清 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
• 美种种 (美種種) 以極淨美種種豐饒食噉含消 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 5
• 美净妙 (美淨妙) 以極美淨妙種種豐饒食噉含消 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 5