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米 mǐ — “rice (grains)”
How to write and say the Chinese character 米 (mǐ), which means rice (grains) — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Food & drink.
Pinyin · 拼音 mǐ
Meaning · 意思 rice (grains)
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 米 (rice)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
米 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: grains of rice.
A common word常用词
米饭
cooked rice
Example sentence例句
米饭香喷喷的。
The rice smells delicious.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.