00350 Chinese character of 米 and pronounce mai5

The Chinese word【米】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes food or measurement. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Grains or units. Explanation: (1) Shelled grains. Such as: “rice”, “glutinous rice”, “white rice”, “brown rice”. (2) A general term for the kernels remaining after removing the shells of cereals. For example: “millet”, “peanuts”. (3) Something that is granular and resembles rice. For example: “dried shrimp”. (4) Quantifier. The unit used to calculate length. That is meters. One meter is equal to one hundred centimeters. For example: “100-meter race.”

Below is the correct pronunciation of this particular Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【米】:mǐ

Cantonese Jyutping of 【米】:mai5

This provides fundamental insights into the meaning of the character 【米】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【米】, for example:Describing food or measurement , It means mainly grain or unit .Since Chinese characters carry vast meanings, some subtle aspects and specific applications might not be fully detailed in this explanation.

【米】appears simple on its own, but when linked to other words, it creates nuanced phrases, like【大米、米粉】(Mandarin Pinyin:dà mǐ 、mǐ fěn/ Cantonese Jyutping:daai6 mai5 、mai5 fan2)

This character consists of 6 individual strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Provided below is a sentence illustrating this character in context.:


他們用大米製作了一道美食。

They made a delicious dish out of rice.


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