mài

wheat; barley; oats

HSK 5 #1171

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1171st character
Radical ⿆ (199.0)
Strokes 7
Index # 601
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

麦 mài
  1. 1. wheat
  2. 2. barley
  3. 3. oats
  4. 4. surname Mai

Stroke order

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Words containing 麦

Word Meaning
unripe wheat grain (used in TCM)
(bird species of China) grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
oatmeal; porridge
corn (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [huan-be̍h])
glutinous barley
earphones; headphones
red-wattled lapwing bird
naked oat (Avena nuda)
Ramadan (loanword)
couscous
quinoa
Herman Melville, US writer of Moby-Dick
(bird species of China) river lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii)
(of two people in different locations) to sing or otherwise perform together using communications technology
General Douglas MacArthur, US WWII commander
in sharp conflict; ready to fight back
camera (loanword)
(bird species of China) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
McDermott (name)
Lady Macbeth
marker pen (loanword)
McMillan or MacMillan (name)