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Character Decomposition
米=丷+木
Etymology
Grains of rice
Meanings
uncooked rice
meter (unit of length)
(slang) Chinese yuan
surname Mi
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Words with 米 457 total
decimeter分米fēn mǐpolished glutinous rice江米jiāng mǐold rice (typically stored for over a year)陈米chén mǐglutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa)糯米nuò mǐcentimeter厘米lí mǐglutinous rice; sticky rice · (dialect) broomcorn millet黏米nián mǐcoarse rice · uncooked rice生米shēng mǐgrain of glutinous sorghum秫米shú mǐrice flour · rice-flour noodles · (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan米粉mǐ fěnrice cracker米果mǐ guǒ
Idioms with 米 36 total Chain
lit. not to bow for five dou of rice (idiom) · fig. to be high-minded and principled, not to compromise one's dignity for material gain不为五斗米折腰bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo(lit.) firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom) · (fig.) life's daily necessities柴米油盐chái mǐ yóu yáninstant results · lit. blow the husk and see the rice吹糠见米chuī kāng jiàn mǐ
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