rice

Pictograph of grains of rice.

Evolution

米 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
米 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
米 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
米 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

hulled or husked uncooked rice; rice; CL:[lì]; meter (classifier)

 

surname Mi

Most common words with 米
Freq.
Word
Meaning

rice

平方米

square meter

玉米

corn

米兰

Milano

纳米

nanometer

Component uses

Meaning component in 46 characters (12 verified)

Sound component in 7 characters (1 verified)

Iconic component in 7 characters (7 verified)

Simplified component in 3 characters (3 verified)