米

mǐ

uncooked rice

surname Mi; meter (unit of length); (slang) Chinese yuan

a picture of 米 → scattered grains of rice on a stalk

The ancient form showed a plant stem with grains scattering on both sides, capturing the look of rice on the stalk. That image of scattered grains became the standard word for uncooked rice.

丷+木→米

Words with 米

埃米

āi mǐ

angstrom (Å)

大米

dà mǐ

(husked) rice

糙米

cāo mǐ

brown rice

纳米比亚

nà mǐ bǐ yà

Namibia

过桥米线

guò qiáo mǐ xiàn

rice noodle soup from Yunnan province

厘米

lí mǐ

centimeter

闪米特

shǎn mǐ tè

Semitic

开司米

kāi sī mǐ

(loanword) cashmere

开士米

kāi shì mǐ

(loanword) cashmere

阿基米德

ā jī mǐ dé

Archimedes (c. 287-212 BC)

阿拉米语

ā lā mǐ yǔ

Aramaic (language)

阿米巴

ā mǐ bā

(loanword) amoeba

More characters with 丷

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