Character

麦

mài HSK 6

麦 mài HSK 6

1. grain crops including barley, wheat, rye, and oats
2. specifically wheat; generally called 麦子
3. a surname

Words using 麦 as mài (2)

1 小麦 xiǎo mài — wheat HSK 6
- 小 small (distinguishing wheat from other grains)
- 麦 wheat/grain (the base cereal crop)
Example

农民正在收割小麦。

nóng mín zhèng zài shōu gē xiǎo mài

The farmers are harvesting wheat.
2 麦克风 mài kè fēng — microphone HSK 6
- 麦 represents the 'mi-/mai-' sound in 'microphone'
- 克 represents the 'cro-/k-' sound in 'microphone'
- 风 represents the '-phone' sound and relates to wind/sound
Example

他拿起麦克风开始唱歌。

tā ná qǐ mài kè fēng kāi shǐ chàng gē

He picked up the microphone and started singing.

Structure & writing

麦 mài — grain crops including barley, wheat, rye, and oats

麦 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 龶 — graphic component

龶 is a component in 5 characters

HSK 4

责 zé responsibility; duty within one's role 青 qīng black

HSK 5

素 sù white; natural color

HSK 6

毒 dú poison; toxic substance that chemically damages body tissues and functions 麦 mài grain crops including barley, wheat, rye, and oats

2 夂 zhǐ — arriving from behind, following after

夂 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

条 tiáo a long narrow strip

HSK 2

备 bèi to possess, to be equipped with

HSK 3

冬 dōng winter (the fourth and coldest season) 务 wù affair; matter 处 chù place; location 复 fù to repeat; to do more than once 夏 xià summer (the second of the four seasons)

HSK 4

各 gè each; every (referring to different persons or things) 降 jiàng to fall; to descend (opposite of 升)

HSK 5

傻 shǎ foolish, stupid

HSK 6

麦 mài grain crops including barley, wheat, rye, and oats

HSK 7

囱 cōng chimney; flue for stove or boiler 惫 bèi (lit.) exhausted; extremely fatigued 隆 lóng grand; magnificent

Stroke order