Chinese Word: 莜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

莜

Pinyin: yóu

English Definition: see 莜麦

Chinese Definition:
①(莜麦)一年生草本植物，种子可磨成面供食用。亦作“油麦”。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:攸 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 攸 [ yōu ] distant, far; adverbial prefix

Similar Characters: 筱

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1		qí shí 其实 yóu mài 莜麦 jí 即 yàn mài 燕麦， yóu miàn 莜面 jí 即 yàn mài fěn 燕麦粉。 In fact, that is, naked oats oats , oat flour or Y plane.
2		dāng dì 当地 hái yǒu 还有 jù 句 sú yǔ 俗语 jiào 叫 “ hòu shān 后山 sān jiàn 三件 bǎo 宝， yóu miàn 莜面、 shān yao 山药、 làn 烂 pí ǎo 皮袄 ” 。 The villagers have a saying "The back mountain has three treasures, naked oats, Chinese yams, and worn fur-lined jackets".
3		lìng wài 另外， shān xī 山西 “ shuǐ 水 yìng 硬 ” ， jí 即 jiǎn xìng 碱性 qiáng 强， jiā shàng 加上 jìn rén 晋人 yǐ 以 zá liáng 杂粮 wéi zhǔ 为主， rú 如 gāo liáng 高粱、 yóu miàn 莜面 děng 等， dōu 都 shì 是 bú dà 不大 hǎo 好 xiāo huà 消化 de 的， xū 需 kào 靠 cù 醋 lái 来 zhōng hé 中和、 zhù xiāo huà 助消化。 In addition, Shanxi "hard water", that is strongly alkaline, with Jin in the main cereals such as sorghum, You face, are not good digestion, and to rely on the vinegar in and help digestion.