懂中文 Dong Chinese

粟

sù

unhusked millet

Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 角 represents the sound.

Components
角 sound component

角  Sound component

jiǎo, jué

  

horn

Modern form looks like unrelated 覀.

米 meaning component

米  Meaning component

mǐ

  

rice

Evolution

粟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

粟  

sù

unhusked millet; grain; millet; goose pimples

粟  

Sù

surname Su

Most common words with 粟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

罂粟

poppy

粟

grain

粟米

corn

粟裕

Su Yu (1907-1984), PLA commander

沧海一粟

a drop in the ocean (idiom)

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

僳