How to write 霉

霉 [méi] 1. A type of low-level plant, a category of fungi, commonly parasitic on the surfaces of food and clothing, appearing in fine, branched filaments, without chlorophyll. (English: A type of low-level plant, a category of fungi, commonly parasitic on the surfaces of food and clothing, appearing in fine, branched filaments, without chlorophyll.) 2. Encountering bad luck or unfavorable situations; also known as "倒楣". (English: Encountering bad luck or unfavorable situations; also known as "unfortunate".) 3. Food, clothing, etc., that has become moldy due to moisture and heat. (English: Food, clothing, etc., that has become moldy due to moisture and heat.) 4. Mildew, which typically forms on various organic materials and living plants' surfaces as white growths by fungi like powdery mildew and downy mildew. (English: Mildew, which typically forms on various organic materials and living plants' surfaces as white growths by fungi like powdery mildew and downy mildew.) 5. Plum rains. (English: Plum rains.) 6. Dirty and black. (English: Dirty and black.) Examples: 如: 霉显 (to become moldy and rotten due to humidity); 霉黑 (to turn moldy and black due to dampness); 霉干菜 (mustard stems and leaves, preserved with spices and salt, then dried after molding). (English: Examples: 如: to become moldy and rotten due to humidity; to turn moldy and black due to dampness; mustard stems and leaves, preserved with spices and salt, then dried after molding.) Further Examples: 如: 青霉 (Penicillium); 绿霉 (green mold). (English: Examples: Green mold; Green mildew.) 7. Black and thin (in appearance). (English: Black and thin (in appearance).) References: 1. 《说文》: 黴，中久雨青黑。 (English: "Shuo Wen": Mildew is black and green after prolonged rain.) 2. 《楚辞·刘向·九叹逢纷》: 颜黴黧以沮败兮。 (English: "Chuci": The face becomes black due to misfortune.) 3. 《淮南子·脩务》: 尧瘦臞，舜黴黑。 (English: "Huainanzi": Yao is thin, Shun is black.) Examples: 又如: 霉瘠 (thin and black); 霉黧 (dark and dirty appearance). (English: Further examples: thin and black; dirty and black.)