Meaning of méi:
枚
surname Mei; (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy
Tā de xìng shì méi.
他的姓是枚。
His surname is Mei.
Zài zhànzhēng qíjiān, shìbīng bìxū ānjìng de kàojìn dírén, suǒyǐ tāmen shǐyòng yī gēn tèzhì de méi lái fángzhǐ shuōhuà.
在战争期间，士兵必须安静地靠近敌人，所以他们使用一根特制的枚来防止说话。
During the war, soldiers had to approach the enemy quietly, so they used a special stick called a 'méi' to prevent talking.
classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]); classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc; (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai")
Wǒ yǒu sān méi yìngbì.
我有三枚硬币。
I have three coins.
Tāmen fāshè le yī méi wèixīng jìnrù guǐdào.
他们发射了一枚卫星进入轨道。
They launched a satellite into orbit.
Tā mǎile yī méi yóupiào.
他买了一枚邮票。
He bought a stamp.
