麥
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mài · wheat, barley, oats

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Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

麥Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 麥

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Example sentences

Notice where 麥 sits in each complete thought.

Miàn bāo shì yòng xiǎo mài zuò chéng de.麵包是用小麥做成的。

Bread is made from wheat.

Source: Tatoeba #778497 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mài gé hé kěn dōu shì wǒ de péng yǒu.麥格和肯都是我的朋友。

Both Ken and Meg are my friends.

Source: Tatoeba #874498 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mài kè qù nián xià tiān qù le jīng dōu.麥克去年夏天去了京都。

Mike went to Kyoto last summer.

Source: Tatoeba #864288 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hé mài kě zài cān tīng chī le wǔ cān.我和麥可在餐廳吃了午餐。

Michael and I had lunch at the restaurant.

Source: Tatoeba #3322643 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mài kè bàng qiú dǎ dé bù hǎo.麥克棒球打得不好。

Mike can't play baseball well.

Source: Tatoeba #834891 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén zǎo cān yǒu yàn mài hé yù mǐ.我們早餐有燕麥和玉米。

Our breakfast has oats and corn in it.

Source: Tatoeba #6947203 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 麥 in context

  1. Say mài, then recall the core meaning: wheat, barley, oats.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 麥 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.