Definitions
(noun)
rice
(noun)
meter
Etymology
Pictograph of grains of rice.
About
The character "米" originates from a pictographic depiction of scattered rice grains, with its modern form still suggesting this imagery through its arrangement of horizontal and vertical strokes flanked by dots. Structurally, it is an independent character that also acts as a radical in the writing system. Its primary meaning was hulled rice, which later extended to cooked rice and other small grains, while contemporarily it also functions as a phonetic loan for the metric unit "meter".
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Example Sentences Hide
米饭很好吃。
妈妈买了很多米。
大米是主要食物。
请给我一些小米。
这个房间宽三米。
她穿了一件米色外套。
米饭的营养价值很高。
用厘米测量这张纸。