Chinese Symbol for Beauty
美
beauty, beautiful
9 strokes
Meaning
Beauty and beautiful. It is also the short name for the United States, 美国.
Where the character comes from
Traditionally explained as 羊 (a sheep) over 大 (big): a big, fine sheep was something beautiful and good.
Stroke order
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Stroke order data: Make Me a Hanzi / hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License)
Words with 美
Using 美 in a tattoo or design
Be aware that 美 is also the short form for America (美国).
Hear how to say it in a sentence: beauty in Chinese