粳 (jīng): round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
粳 (jīng) is a Chinese character meaning “round-grained nonglutinous rice (japonica rice).” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 米 (semantic) and 更 (phonetic). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 粳 rice. Its radical form 米 (rice) appears in many related characters such as 粗 (cū, (of sth long) wide), 粉 (fěn, powder), 精 (jīng, essence).
Definitions
- round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粳米noun | jīng mǐ | polished round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice) |
| 粳稻noun | jīng dào | round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice) |
粳 appears in 2 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
调理凉燥,可以取少量杏仁搭配粳米煮粥,温润止咳,适合早晨食用。
diào lǐ liáng zào , kě yǐ qǔ shǎo liàng xìng rén dā pèi jīng mǐ zhǔ zhōu , wēn rùn zhǐ ké , shì hé zǎo chén shí yòng .
To treat "cool dryness," you can cook a small amount of almonds with japonica rice to make congee, which has a warming and moistening effect and helps relieve coughs; it’s best eaten in the morning.
以粳米炒制的米粉,味甘性平,焦香入脾,能补中益气、健脾和胃。
yǐ jīng mǐ chǎo zhì de mǐ fěn , wèi gān xìng píng , jiāo xiāng rù pí , néng bǔ zhōng yì qì , jiàn pí hé wèi .
Rice noodles made from glutinous rice have a sweet taste and neutral nature; their toasty aroma stimulates the spleen, and they help tonify the middle burner, boost qi, strengthen the spleen, and harmonize the stomach.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 米 (rice) component
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