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米 (mǐ): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 3

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3.

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4.

How to Use 米

Rice and Grains

In food contexts, 米 (mǐ) appears in words like 米饭, 大米, and 玉米 to mean rice or grains.

米饭 • mǐ fàn • rice [cooked; boiled] • HSK 1

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5.

Example Sentences

tā他

xǐ喜

huān欢

chī吃

sù粟

mǐ米

zhōu

Information

Pinyinmǐ

Meaningrice; metre

Strokes6

Radical米

Traditional米

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#195

Zhuyinㄇㄧˇ

UnicodeU+7C73

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mǐ米

fàn饭

rice [cooked; boiled]

大米 • dà mǐ • (husked) rice • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

dà大

mǐ米

(husked) rice

玉米 • yù mǐ • maize; corn • HSK 5

HSK 5

yù玉

mǐ米

maize; corn

Measurement Units

In measurement words, 米 (mǐ) is used in units like 厘米, 毫米, 平方米, and 立方米 to denote metric measurements.

厘米 • lí mǐ • centimetre • HSK 5

HSK 5

lí厘

mǐ米

centimetre

毫米 • háo mǐ • millimetre • HSK 6

HSK 6

háo毫

mǐ米

millimetre

平方米 • píng fāng mǐ • square meter • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

píng平

fāng方

mǐ米

square meter

立方米 • lì fāng mǐ • Cubic meter • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lì立

fāng方

mǐ米

Cubic meter

粥

。

He likes to eat millet porridge.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

zhōng中

wǔ午

dōu都

chī吃

yì一

wǎn碗

mǐ米

fàn饭

。

I eat a bowl of rice every day at noon.

Tāng汤

lǐ里

fàng放

le了

yī一

xiē些

xiā虾

mǐ米

tí提

xiān鲜

。

Some dried shrimp were added to the soup to enhance the flavor.

yù玉

mǐ米

shì是

wǒ我

zuì最

xǐ喜

huan欢

de的

shū蔬

cài菜

。

Corn is my favorite vegetable.

zhè这

dài袋

mǐ米

yǒu有

shí十

gōng公

jīn斤

。

This bag of rice weighs ten kilograms.

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Characters pronounced "mi".

糜mírice gruel, congee; mashed
幂mìcover-cloth, cover with cloth
靡mídivide, disperse, scatter
咪mīa cat's meow; a meter
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "米".

糜mírice gruel, congee; mashed
粮liánggrain, food, provisions
粳jīngnon-glutinous rice
粟sùunhusked millet; grain
糖tángsugar
粉fěnpowder, cosmetic powder, starch

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