wheat; barley; general term for cereal crops
Animated Stroke Order 麦
Stroke Order Diagrams 麦

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HSK Vocabulary: 麦
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 麦 is used in context
1
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
dōu都
chī吃
mài麦
piàn片
。
I eat cereal every morning.
2
qǐng请
bǎ把
mài麦
kè克
fēng风
dì递
gěi给
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
zhě者
。
Please pass the microphone to the speaker.
3
zhè这
piàn片
tián田
dì地
zhǒng种
mǎn满
le了
xiǎo小
mài麦
。
This field is full of wheat.
4
zhè这
shì是
xiǎo小
mài麦
。
This is wheat.
5
nóng农
mín民
zài在
tián田
lǐ里
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
mài麦
。
Farmers plant wheat in the fields.
6
xiǎo小
mài麦
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zuò做
miàn面
bāo包
huó和
miàn面
tiáo条
。
Wheat can be used to make bread and noodles.
7
zhè这
shì是
yí一
gè个
mài麦
kè克
fēng风
。
This is a microphone.
8
tā他
yòng用
mài麦
kè克
fēng风
chàng唱
gē歌
。
He sings with a microphone.
9
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
zhě者
tiáo调
zhěng整
le了
mài麦
kè克
fēng风
de的
yīn音
liàng量
。
The speaker adjusted the volume of the microphone.
Information
Traditional麥
Radical麦
Strokes7
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#1939
Zhuyinㄇㄞˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+9EA6
CangjieQME
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality