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Pinyin | měi (third tone) |
| English | beautiful; admirable | |
| Pronounced like 'may' with a dip in tone in the middle | ||
The character combines elements of 'sheep' and 'mature person' to form a well proportioned character for someone with mild and gentle disposition. Just as in the case of 'ying' there is a national interest too. The Chinese have transliterated the first part of 'America' as 'mei' and so 'mei guo' is America.
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| you | are | beautiful=America | country | person | = Person from America |