Basic Meaning
n
This term broadly refers to cereal crops (穀物). The specific type is often indicated by a modifier, like 大麦 (barley), 黑麦 (rye), 小麦 (wheat). It is not used as a direct, unqualified name for food products like bread (which is 面包).
Cereal plants such as wheat, barley, rye, and oats; their grains or seedlings.
一年生或二年生草本植物,种类较多,有大麦、小麦、黑麦、燕麦等,其籽实可磨成粉做面食,也可用来制糖、酿酒,是我国北方重要的粮食作物。
Words:
大麦黑麦燕麦麦穗麦苗
Sentences:
- 地里的小麦麦苗长得很绿。The wheat seedlings in the field are very green.
- 早餐我吃了燕麦片和牛奶。For breakfast, I had oatmeal and milk.
- 我们参观了金黄色的麦田。We visited the golden wheat field.
Writing & Component
Radical麦
Structuresingle
Stroke Count7
Strokes一一丨一丿㇇㇏
