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mǐ · rice, millet, grain

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HSK 2.0 · Level 3HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #663
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米
Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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Shape and proportion

6Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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米Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 米

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mǐWords pronounced mǐ
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Example sentences

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Nǐ men yǒu méi yǒu mǐ fàn?你们有没有米饭？

Do you have rice?

Source: Tatoeba #1302376 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǎn fàn shí tā chī le yì xiē mǐ fàn.晚饭时他吃了一些米饭。

He had some rice for supper.

Source: Tatoeba #6452053 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài chī mǐ fàn.我在吃米饭。

I am eating rice.

Source: Tatoeba #334506 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài nǐ men guó jiā chī mǐ fàn ma?在你们国家吃米饭吗？

Do you eat rice in your country?

Source: Tatoeba #504875 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiàn zài zhèng zài chī mǐ fàn.我现在正在吃米饭。

I'm eating rice now.

Source: Tatoeba #2777839 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ cháng guò mǐ fàn le ma?你尝过米饭了吗？

Have you tasted the rice?

Source: Tatoeba #9959842 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 米 in context

  1. Say mǐ, then recall the core meaning: rice, millet, grain.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 厘米 (lí mǐ), meaning “centimeter”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 米 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.