米 (mǐ): uncooked rice, meter (unit of length), (slang) Chinese yuan
米 (mǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “uncooked rice.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丷 (structural) and 木 (structural). It ranks #575 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 米 grains of rice. Its radical form 米 (rice) appears in many related characters such as 类 (lèi, kind), 精 (jīng, essence), 糖 (táng, sugar).
Definitions
- uncooked rice
- meter (unit of length)
- (slang) Chinese yuan
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 米
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 玉米noun | yù mǐ | corn | 5 |
| 毫米measure | háo mǐ | millimeter | 6 |
| 厘米measure | lí mǐ | centimeter | 5 |
| 米饭noun | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice | 1 |
| 大米noun | dà mǐ | (husked) rice | 5 |
| 平方米measure | píng fāng mǐ | square meter | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 米奇noun | mǐ qí | Mickey or Mitch (name) |
| 吉米noun | jí mǐ | Jimmy, Jimmie or Jimi (name) |
| 米歇尔proper-noun | mǐ xiē ěr | Michel or Mitchell (name) |
| 爆米花noun | bào mǐ huā | puffed rice |
| 纳米measure | nà mǐ | nanometer |
| 杰米 | jié mǐ | (name) Jamie |
| 多米尼克 | duō mǐ ní kè | Dominica (Commonwealth of Dominica) |
| 米兰proper-noun | mǐ lán | Milano |
| 玉米饼 | yù mǐ bǐng | corn cake |
| 多米诺noun | duō mǐ nuò | (loanword) domino |
| 虾米noun | xiā mǐ | small shrimp |
| 波希米亚proper-noun | bō xī mǐ yà | variant of 波西米亞|波西米亚 |
| 克什米尔proper-noun | kè shí mǐ ěr | Kashmir |
| 米格noun | mǐ gé | MiG |
| 玉米粉noun | yù mǐ fěn | cornflour |
米 appears in 106 compound words: 40 as the first character, 49 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 米 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (14)
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Showing 12 of 14 idioms containing 米.
Example Sentences
这个米字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě mǐ zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
This character "米" had different meanings in ancient Chinese.
米兰大教堂雕像 赞助修复便可有条件借展
mǐ lán dà jiào táng diāo xiàng zàn zhù xiū fù biàn kě yǒu tiáo jiàn jiè zhǎn
Statues of Milan Cathedral can be loaned conditionally if they sponsor the restoration
2026年米兰-科尔蒂纳冬奥会闭幕式正式开始
2 0 2 6 nián mǐ lán kē ěr dì nà dōng ào huì bì mù shì zhèng shì kāi shǐ
The closing ceremony of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics has officially begun
微视频|冀望米兰·一封家书——致河北运动员何凯乐
wēi shì pín 冀 wàng mǐ lán yī fēng jiā shū — — zhì hé běi yùn dòng yuán hé kǎi lè
Micro video|Hope Milan A letter from home - to Hebei athlete He Kaile
米兰冬奥|有爱人也有惺惺相惜的对手,王心迪...
mǐ lán dōng ào yǒu ài rén yě yǒu 惺 惺 xiāng xī de duì shǒu , wáng xīn dí . . .
Milan Winter Olympics|There are lovers and opponents who cherish each other, Wang Xindi...
在米兰,冰雪赛场藏着中国式浪漫
zài mǐ lán , bīng xuě sài chǎng zàng zhe zhōng guó shì làng màn
In Milan, the ice and snow arena hides Chinese romance
在你们国家吃米饭吗？
Zài nǐmen guójiā chī mǐfàn ma?
Do you eat rice in your country?
在您国家的人是吃米饭的吗？
Zài nín guójiā de rén shì chī mǐfàn de ma?
Do people in your country eat rice?
你比较喜欢哪一个，米饭还是面包？
Nǐ bǐjiào xǐhuan nǎyīge, mǐfàn háishi miànbāo?
Which do you prefer, rice or bread?
你用汤匙吃过米饭吗？
Nǐ yòng tāngchí chī guo mǐfàn ma?
Do you ever eat rice with a spoon?
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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