米
Character
rice; the small white grains people cook and eat
- Radical
- 米 (itself)
- Strokes
- 6
- Structure
- Overlaid
- Parts
- 丷 木
- Traditional
- 米
- Frequency
- #272 most common character
Meaning
mǐ
mi3- rice; the small white grains people cook and eat
- meter; a unit used to measure length
- a Chinese family name
Examples
妈妈买了一袋米。
mā ma mǎi le yī dài mǐ
Mom bought a bag of rice.
AI-generated sentence
这张桌子长一米。
zhè zhāng zhuō zi cháng yī mǐ
This table is one meter long.
AI-generated sentence
米先生是我的老师。
mǐ xiān sheng shì wǒ de lǎo shī
Mr. Mi is my teacher.
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Stroke order
All 6 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 米
Draw “米” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 米
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