Character

米

mǐ HSK 1

米 mǐ HSK 1

1. husked grain; esp. husked rice
2. meter (unit of length, symbol m)
3. a surname
4. small rice-like food granules

Words using 米 as mǐ (7)

1 米饭 mǐ fàn — cooked rice HSK 1
- 米 rice (grain)
- 饭 cooked/meal
Example

我每天都吃米饭。

wǒ měi tiān dōu chī mǐ fàn

I eat rice every day.
2 厘米 lí mǐ — centimeter HSK 5
- 厘 centi- (1/100)
- 米 meter
Example

这条线有十厘米长。

zhè tiáo xiàn yǒu shí lí mǐ cháng

This line is ten centimeters long.
3 大米 dà mǐ — rice HSK 5
- 大 big, large (indicates processed/hulled rice grains)
- 米 rice, grain (the base meaning)
Example

妈妈去超市买大米。

mā ma qù chāo shì mǎi dà mǐ

Mom went to the supermarket to buy rice.
4 玉米 yù mǐ — corn HSK 5
- 玉 jade; precious (metaphorically describes corn as valuable)
- 米 grain; cereal (refers to corn as a grain crop)
Example

农民种了很多玉米。

nóng mín zhòng le hěn duō yù mǐ

The farmer planted a lot of corn.
5 平方米 píng fāng mǐ — square meter HSK 6
- 平 square (mathematical term, first part of 'squared')
- 方 square (completes the mathematical term for 'squared')
- 米 meter (unit of length)
Example

这间公寓的面积是80平方米。

zhè jiān gōng yù de miàn jī shì bā shí píng fāng mǐ

This apartment has an area of 80 square meters.

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6 毫米 háo mǐ — millimeter HSK 6
- 毫 milli- (one thousandth)
- 米 meter (unit of length)
Example

这条线的宽度是2毫米。

zhè tiáo xiàn de kuān dù shì èr háo mǐ

This line's width is 2 millimeters.
7 立方米 lì fāng mǐ — cubic meter HSK 7
- 立 cubic, three-dimensional (standing upright)
- 方 power, exponent (squared/cubed)
- 米 meter (unit of length)
Example

这个房间的体积是30立方米。

zhè ge fáng jiān de tǐ jī shì sān shí lì fāng mǐ

The volume of this room is 30 cubic meters.

Structure & writing

米 mǐ — husked grain; esp. husked rice

米 is a component in 26 characters

HSK 3

料 liào to look after; to manage 糕 gāo cake or pastry made from rice flour or wheat flour, e.g. 年糕, 蜂糕, 蛋糕糖 táng carbohydrate (organic compound class including monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides)

HSK 4

断 duàn to break into two or more pieces (of something long) 粗 cū thick in diameter (opposite of 细) 精 jīng essence; the purest part of a substance 迷 mí unable to distinguish; lost the ability to discern or judge

HSK 5

类 lèi kind; category; a group of similar things 粮 liáng grain; food crops (cereals, legumes, tubers, etc.) 糊 hú porridge; gruel 糟 zāo dregs left over from brewing wine

HSK 6

粉 fěn fine powder 粒 lì small round or tiny fragment-shaped object 粘 zhān to stick together or adhere to something 粥 zhōu porridge; congee (semi-liquid food made by boiling grains) 粽 zòng sticky rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves

HSK 7

奥 ào southwest corner of a house in ancient times; inner recess of a room 屎 shǐ feces; excrement 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 眯 mī to squint; to narrow the eyes 籽 zǐ seeds of certain plants

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粕 pò dregs left over from brewing wine 粪 fèn feces; excrement 粹 cuì pure; unmixed 糙 cāo brown rice; unhulled rice with bran intact 麟 lín (lit.) qilin (mythical creature resembling a large deer with horns and scales)

米 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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