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Character Decomposition
粟=覀+米
Etymology
A millet plant 米 bearing grain 覀
Meanings
surname Su
millet
(metonym) grain
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Idioms with 粟 28 total
lit. to refuse to eat the grain of Zhou (idiom) · fig. to remain loyal to one's own cause and refuse to benefit from the enemy; to be steadfast in one's principles不食周粟bù shí zhōu sù(lit.) cloth, silk, beans and grain (idiom) · (fig.) food and clothing; daily necessities布帛菽粟bù bó shū sù(lit.) one grain floating on the ocean (idiom) · (fig.) a drop in the ocean沧海一粟cāng hǎi yī sùlit. a peck of grain and a foot of cloth (idiom) · fig. brothers at odds due to conflicting interests斗粟尺布dǒu sù chǐ bù