懂中文 Dong Chinese

麦

mài

wheat

Simplified form of 麥. The top component 來 depicts a stalk of wheat. The bottom component depicts roots.

Components
來 sound,iconic,simplified component

來  Sound Iconic Simplified component

lái

  

come

Depicts a stalk of wheat.

◎ iconic component

◎  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts roots.

Evolution

麦 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
麦 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
麦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

麦 (麥) 

mài

wheat, barley, oats; KangXi radical number 199; wheat; barley; oats

麦 (麥) 

Mài

surname Mai

Most common words with 麦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

麦

wheat

麦克

Mike (name)

小麦

wheat

麦当劳

MacDonald or McDonald (name)

丹麦

Denmark

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

麸

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

唛

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

啬

Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)

啬