玉
米

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玉米 is formed by combining the character 玉, meaning "jade", with 米, meaning "rice", where 玉 metaphorically describes the shiny, valuable kernels of corn, and 米 categorizes it as a grain, together denoting the plant corn.

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玉米是黄色的。

Yùmǐ shì huángsè de.

Corn is yellow.

妈妈煮了玉米。

Māmā zhǔle yùmǐ.

Mom cooked corn.

今天早餐我吃了玉米。

Jīntiān zǎocān wǒ chīle yùmǐ.

I ate corn for breakfast today.

玉米是一种健康的食物。

Yùmǐ shì yī zhǒng jiànkāng de shíwù.

Corn is a healthy food.

在农场里，农民们正在收割玉米。

Zài nóngchǎng lǐ, nóngmínmen zhèngzài shōugē yùmǐ.

On the farm, the farmers are harvesting corn.

Word Definition - 玉米

yù mǐ corn; maize; CL:粒[lì]

Individual Character Details

玉 yù
米 mǐ, mǐ