Writing
米 (mǐ) — how to say "rice" in Chinese
米
Rice
noun measure word
How to use it
Goes between a number (or 这/那) and the noun; a number can't attach to a noun without it.
我买了两米布。
wǒ mǎi le liǎng mǐ bù
I bought two meters of cloth.
Radicals / Keys
米
Rice
#119 · mǐ · 6 strokes
Collocations
一碗米
yì wǎn mǐ
a bowl of rice
Examples
南方的农民主要种植水稻来生产大米。
Farmers in the south mainly grow rice to produce rice (as a food).
我中午吃了米饭。
I ate rice for lunch.
Mnemonic
[mǐ-] Mickey Mouse loves to cook 米 rice for his friends 🐭. In his kitchen, he arranges each 米 grain in a cross pattern (十) with two horizontal lines (一一), just like the Chinese character. Mickey's friends exclaim, "Mickey, your 米 rice is a masterpiece of art!"
Frequently asked questions
Rice in Chinese language
"rice" in Chinese is 米 (mǐ).
米 meaning in English
米 (mǐ) means "Rice".
Rice in Chinese pronunciation
It is pronounced mǐ (written as mi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "rice" in Chinese characters?
It is written 米 and has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 米?
米 belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary list.
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