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麦
麥
Mài
1. surname Mai
Very Common • Top 0% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

麦
mài
wheat, barley, oats
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

丹麦
Dānmài
Denmark
全麦
quánmài
whole wheat
大麦
dàmài
barley
小麦
xiǎomài
wheat
HSK 5
油麦
yóumài
naked oat (old)
烧麦
shāomài
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
燕麦
yànmài
oats
番麦
fānmài
corn (Taiwanese)
糯麦
nuòmài
glutinous barley
耳麦
ěrmài
headphones
莜麦
yóumài
naked oat (Avena nuda)
荞麦
qiáomài
buckwheat
藜麦
límài
quinoa
裸麦
luǒmài
rye (Secale cereale)
麦克
Màikè
Mike (name)
麦克
màikè
microphone (loanword)
麦加
Màijiā
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
麦可
Màikě
Mike (name)
麦子
màizi
wheat
麦寮
Màiliáo
Mailiao township in Yunlin county [[雲林縣|云林县<Yúnlínxiàn>]], Taiwan

Alternate Entries

麦
mài
wheat / barley / oats

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,170
Word Frequency Rank
421 of 84,292

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