麦
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mài · wheat, barley, oats

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7Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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麦Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 麦

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màiWords pronounced mài
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Example sentences

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Tàn tóu pèi yǒu mài kè fēng.探头配有麦克风。

The probe is equipped with a microphone.

Source: Tatoeba #9956043 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ néng biàn bié xiǎo mài hé dà mài ma?你能辨别小麦和大麦吗?

Can you tell wheat from barley?

Source: Tatoeba #1785939 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ měi tiān zǎo chén chī yì wǎn mài piàn zhōu.我每天早晨吃一碗麦片粥。

Every morning I eat a bowl of oatmeal.

Source: Tatoeba #1602410 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hēi mài bèi chēngwéi pín qióng de gǔ wù.黑麦被称为贫穷的谷物。

Rye was called the grain of poverty.

Source: Tatoeba #334454 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Miàn fěn shì xiǎo mài zhì chéng de.面粉是小麦制成的。

Flour is made from wheat.

Source: Tatoeba #401129 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mài kè, nǐ tīng dào le méi?麦克,你听到了没?

Did you hear that, Mike?

Source: Tatoeba #395521 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 麦 in context

  1. Say mài, then recall the core meaning: wheat, barley, oats.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 小麦 (xiǎo mài), meaning “wheat”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 麦 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.