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Pronunciation

Mandarin	mái, mán
Cantonese (Jyutping)	maai4
Japanese Kun	umeru, uzumeru, umaru
Japanese On	mai, bai
Korean (Hangul)	매
Korean (Yale)	may
Vietnamese	mai

Meaning

Definition

bury, secrete, conceal

Character Rank

Traditional	2091
Simplified	1774
常用字表	1636
Hong Kong Grade Level	3
HSK v.3 Level	6

Common Words With This Character  

埋伏	máifu	to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush
埋怨	mányuàn	to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame
埋葬	máizàng	to bury
埋头	máitóu	to immerse oneself in; engrossed in something; to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain); countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
埋藏	máicáng	to bury; to hide by burying; hidden

Related Characters

Kangxi Radical	土 (#32:earth)
Look-Alikes	理
Same Structure & Phonetic Component	(Sign-in required)

Computer Encoding

Unicode	U+57CB
Big 5	AE49
GB2312	C2F1

Input Method Codes

Cangjie	gwg
Four Corner	4611.4
WuBi 86	fjfg
WuBi 98	fjfg