Stroke order for 麦

mài
HSK 6HSK 3 (Write)Very Common

Basic Meaning

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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:
  1. ()()(de)(xiǎo)(mài)(mài)(miáo)(zhǎng)(de)(hěn)绿()
    The wheat seedlings in the field are very green.
  2. (zǎo)(cān)()(chī)(le)(yàn)(mài)(piàn)()(niú)(nǎi)
    For breakfast, I had oatmeal and milk.
  3. ()(men)(cān)(guān)(le)(jīn)(huáng)()(de)(mài)(tián)
    We visited the golden wheat field.

Writing & Component

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