霉

méi

variant of 霉[mei2]

Rain (雨) + phonetic (每) = mold and dampness

雨 provides the meaning — damp, rainy conditions are exactly where mold thrives. 每 mainly contributes the sound méi and does not add to the sense of fungal growth.

雨+每→霉
每EveryPhonetic
雨RainSemantic

这块面包上长了霉,不能吃了。

zhè kuài miàn bāo shàng zhǎng le méi,bù néng chī le。

This piece of bread has grown mold on it and can no longer be eaten.

天气太潮湿,墙角容易发霉。

tiān qì tài cháo shī,qiáng jiǎo róng yì fā méi。

The weather is too humid, so the corners of the walls easily get moldy.

Words with 霉

氯霉素

lǜ méi sù

(pharmacology) chloramphenicol

霉菌

méi jūn

mold

金霉素

jīn méi sù

(pharmacology) chlortetracycline

防霉

fáng méi

to inhibit mold

阿奇霉素

ā qí méi sù

(pharmacology) azithromycin

霉变

méi biàn

to become moldy

霉烂

méi làn

mold

霉菌毒素

méi jūn dú sù

mycotoxin

霉病

méi bìng

mildew

霉干菜

méi gān cài

variant of 梅乾菜|梅干菜[mei2 gan1 cai4]

霉气

méi qì

a moldy smell

霉运

méi yùn

ill luck

More characters with 雨

露霾霢霈