Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese (Rare) Scripts 草莓, 草梅, 草妹, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /t͡sʰɑʊ̯.meɪ̯/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 草莓 (cǎoméi) meaning "strawberry" or from 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, straw" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister". Other character combinations can form this name as well.