(mǐ) - rice (uncooked); metre in Mandarin
mǐTraditional: 米
Translation
rice (uncooked); metre
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Word origin
米 (mǐ) 'uncooked rice' is a pictograph showing grains of rice separated by the cross-strokes of the ears or husks on the threshing floor.
- Origin
- pictograph
- Root
- scattered grains of rice
Stroke order
米
Examples
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I eat rice every day.
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This road is ten metres long.
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He ran a hundred metres.
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He eats rice every day.
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Please walk fifty metres.
米 (mǐ) means uncooked rice or the unit metre.
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米: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 8: 米, 总, 第一个 and 7 more words.