HSK 2 · Food

米

mǐ

rice; meter

Stroke order of 米

米 is written with 6 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Rice grains scattered around a cross '十' are laid end to end to measure a meter.

Parts: 米 pictograph of rice grains around a cross; also borrowed for meter

Example sentence

这条路有一百米长。

This road is one hundred meters long.

Words with 米

米饭cooked rice

More words: Food

蛋egg 饺子dumplings 方便面instant noodles 快餐fast food 面noodles; flour; face; side 油oil 酒alcohol; wine 食物food 味道taste; flavour 饱full (after eating)熟cooked; ripe; familiar 碗bowl 筷子chopsticks 瓶bottle; measure word for bottles 瓶子bottle 闻to smell

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