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米rice

rice. 6 strokes. 10 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning riceStrokes 6Characters 10

How to write 米

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Stroke order chart for the 米 radical — 6 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 10 characters below, 8 are pictophonetic with 米 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 10 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 米 family

HSK 3 · 3

糖táng精jīng米mǐ

HSK 4 · 2

粗cū粮liáng

HSK 5 · 3

糕āo糊hú糟zāo

HSK 6 · 2

粉fěn粥zhōu

Words they appear in

糖(táng)sugar
尝起来很甜、可以加进饮料或直接吃的东西
精(jīng)彩(cǎi)brilliant, wonderful
表现得非常出色、吸引人
精(jīng)神(shén)spirit
一种坚强向上、不怕困难的力量
米(mǐ)a metre (unit of length)
长度单位，等于一百公分
粗(cū)心(xīn)careless
做事不细致，容易漏掉重要的地方
粗(cū)coarse
摸起来不光滑，颗粒比较大
毫(háo)米(mǐ)precise metric millimetres
长度的很小单位
精(jīng)力(lì)energy / stamina
做事情所需要的体力和心力
厘(lí)米(mǐ)a centimeter
长度单位，一百个合成一米
粮(liáng)食(shi)grain, food staples
人们每天要吃的粮和米这类主食
玉(yù)米(mǐ)corn, maize
一种金黄色颗粒状的粮食作物
蛋(dàng)糕(āo)cake
一种用面粉、鸡蛋和糖等烤制的甜点
模(mó)糊(hú)vague, blurry
形容界限或画面不清楚
糟(zāo)to spoil, go bad
指情况变得很差、不理想