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Meaning of 黍

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黍
Pinyin: shǔ
English Definition: broomcorn millet; glutinous millet
Chinese Definition:
①(黍子)一年生草本植物,叶线形,子实淡黄色,去皮后称黄米,比小米稍大,煮熟后有黏性。
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 黍
Ideographic:Grain 禾 that can be fermented to make wine 氺
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 禾 [ hé ] cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
    • ⿱ Above to below
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Example Words
玉蜀黍 yù shǔ shǔ corn
黍谷生春 shǔ gǔ shēng chūn to change for the better (of a needy life) (idiom)
怪蜀黍 guài shǔ shǔ see 怪叔叔
黍鹀 shǔ wú (bird species of China) corn bunting (Emberiza calandra)
不爽累黍 bù shuǎng lěi shǔ perfectly accurate (idiom)
More:黍* | *黍 | *黍*
Example Sentences
1
故人具鸡黍
,
邀我至田家
。
Lee chicken with millet, invited me to Tian.
2
有较发达的农业
,
作物为栗和黍
。
A more developed agriculture, Li and millet crops.
3
黄钟累黍说是古代计量理论的典型代表
。
The theory of Huangzhong and Leishu is a typical example.
4
年糕
,
又称粘粘糕
,
取年年高之意
。
在南方用糯米制成
,
北方则为黏黍
。
Rice cake, also called sticky cake, promises a better year. It is made of sticky rice in the south and sticky millet in the north.
5
稻
、
粱
、
菽
、
麦
、
黍
、
稷是六种粮食
,
它们是人类的主要食物
。
Rice, Sorghum, beans, wheat, glutinous millet and common millet; these six grains are what people eat.