⽶

rice

mǐ (mi3)

Radical no. 119 · 6 strokes (第 119 部首 · 6 画 dì 119 bùshǒu · 6 huà)

Radical ⽶ (mǐ) — meaning: rice, 6 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from a pictographic representation of rice grains in oracle-bone and seal-script forms. It depicts grain or rice, a staple cereal crop.

Mnemonic: The rice radical resembles neatly arranged grain kernels with vertical and horizontal strokes.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

65 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 𥻗chá

    (bound form) coarsely ground maize

    15 strokes

  • 糖táng

    sugar

    HSK 3

    16 strokes

  • 糗qiǔ

    dry rations (for a journey)

    16 strokes

  • 糕gāo

    variant of 糕[gao1]

    16 strokes

  • 糒bèi

    food for a journey

    16 strokes

  • 糙cāo

    rough

    16 strokes

  • 糢mó

    variant of 饃|馍[mo2]

    16 strokes

  • 糟zāo

    dregs

    HSK 5

    17 strokes

  • 糜mí

    rice gruel

    17 strokes

  • 糠kāng

    variant of 糠[kang1]

    17 strokes

  • 糨jiàng

    (of soup, paste etc) thick

    18 strokes

  • 糬shǔ

    used in 麻糬[ma2 shu3]

    19 strokes

  • 糭zòng

    old variant of 粽[zong4]

    19 strokes

  • 团tuán

    round

    HSK 3

    20 strokes

  • 糯nuò

    variant of 糯[nuo4]

    20 strokes

  • 糵niè

    (literary) yeast used for brewing wine

    22 strokes

  • 糱niè

    variant of 糵[nie4]

    22 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.