粟

sù

米 + 覀

Definitions

sù surname Su

sù millet; (metonym) grain

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 角 represents the sound.

About

粟 is a phonosemantic compound: 米 provides the meaning (grain), while 角 indicates the sound. Originally denoting foxtail millet, a staple crop in early East Asia, the character later broadened to refer to unhulled grain or seeds in general, and it can also metaphorically describe something extremely small or granular.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢吃粟米。

Wǒ xǐhuān chī sù mǐ.

I like to eat millet.

粟米粥很有营养。

Sù mǐ zhōu hěn yǒu yíngyǎng.

Millet porridge is very nutritious.

农民在田里种粟。

Nóngmín zài tián lǐ zhòng sù.

Farmers plant millet in the field.

粟的颗粒很小。

Sù de kēlì hěn xiǎo.

Millet grains are very small.

这种粟米来自北方。

Zhè zhǒng sù mǐ láizì běifāng.

This kind of millet comes from the north.

粟类作物耐旱性强。

Sù lèi zuòwù nài hàn xìng qiáng.

Millet crops have strong drought resistance.

古代中国以粟为主食。

Gǔdài Zhōngguó yǐ sù wéi zhǔshí.

Ancient China used millet as a staple food.

粟粒大小的珍珠很珍贵。

Sù lì dàxiǎo de zhēnzhū hěn zhēnguì.

Pearls the size of millet grains are very precious.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 米

Component: 覀

粟