rice
mǐ (mi3)
Radical no. 119 · 6 strokes (第 119 部首 · 6 画 dì 119 bùshǒu · 6 huà)
Radical ⽶ (mǐ) — meaning: rice, 6 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical derives from a pictographic representation of rice grains in oracle-bone and seal-script forms. It depicts grain or rice, a staple cereal crop.
Mnemonic: The rice radical resembles neatly arranged grain kernels with vertical and horizontal strokes.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
65 characters- 𥻗chá
(bound form) coarsely ground maize
15 strokes
- 糖táng
sugar
HSK 316 strokes
- 糗qiǔ
dry rations (for a journey)
16 strokes
- 糕gāo
variant of 糕[gao1]
16 strokes
- 糒bèi
food for a journey
16 strokes
- 糙cāo
rough
16 strokes
- 糢mó
variant of 饃|馍[mo2]
16 strokes
- 糟zāo
dregs
HSK 517 strokes
- 糜mí
rice gruel
17 strokes
- 糠kāng
variant of 糠[kang1]
17 strokes
- 糨jiàng
(of soup, paste etc) thick
18 strokes
- 糬shǔ
used in 麻糬[ma2 shu3]
19 strokes
- 糭zòng
old variant of 粽[zong4]
19 strokes
- 团tuán
round
HSK 320 strokes
- 糯nuò
variant of 糯[nuo4]
20 strokes
- 糵niè
(literary) yeast used for brewing wine
22 strokes
- 糱niè
variant of 糵[nie4]
22 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 粲?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.