每 měi each; every

Made up of [母 mǔ mother; elderly female relative; origin , 冖 mì cover; crown radical 14]
Used as component 每 in :悔 huǐ
Made with 7 strokes.

Can be thought of as EACH mother wears a cap

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Also uses 冖 mì component: 爱 ài (love) 劳 láo (to toil) ; 蒙 měng (Mongol) ; 免 miǎn (to escape) ; 农 nóng (to farm) ; 写 xiě (write)

Sounds same

美 měi (beautiful)

Different tone

没 méi (have not) ; 妹 mèi (younger sister)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

月到中秋分外明, 每逢佳节倍思亲 yuè dào zhōng qiū fèn wài míng, měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn Longing to see family from far away
每况愈下 měi kuàng yù xià Getting gradually worse each time. Life in a decline.