Word and Radical Components of 米
The Chinese word 米 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.
Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
米 |
mǐ |
1. hulled or husked uncooked rice |
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2. husked seed |
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3. grain-like things |
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4. (chiefly Cantonese) Short for 米粉 gloss=rice vermicelli |
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星洲.炒米 - Xīngzhōu chǎomǐ - Singapore-style noodles |
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雪菜 火鴨 絲 炆 米 - syut3 coi3 fo2 aap3 si1 man1 mai5 - braised rice vermicelli with pickled mustard and shredded roast duck, C |
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5. (Cantonese, Shanghainese Wu, slang) money |
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有 米 - jau5 mai5 - rich, C |
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背米 - tr=2pe+3mi, to earn money, SH - |
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6. (Shanghainese Wu, slang) ten thousand of a currency designation; ten grand |
mǐ |
7. metre |
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米 三 (bhi2 san1, MN-T) - 1.3 metres |
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我 有 一 米 九 高。 (Wǒ yǒu yī mǐ jiǔ gāo.) - I'm 1.9 metres tall. |