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麦
麥
mài
1. wheat
2. barley
3. oats
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

麦
mài
wheat, barley, oats
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

麦穗
màisuì
ear of wheat
麦积
Màijī
Maiji district of Tianshui city [[天水市<Tiānshuǐshì>]], Gansu
小麦
xiǎomài
wheat
HSK 5
麦稃
màifū
barley husk
麦霸
màibà
mic hog
麦克
Màikè
Mike (name)
麦克
màikè
microphone (loanword)
麦秸
màijiē
straw from barley
麦片
màipiàn
oatmeal
麦酒
màijiǔ
wine from grain
麦枷
màijiā
flail
大麦
dàmài
barley
麦寮
Màiliáo
Mailiao township in Yunlin county [[雲林縣|云林县<Yúnlínxiàn>]], Taiwan
油麦
yóumài
naked oat (old)
麦子
màizi
wheat
全麦
quánmài
whole wheat
麦麸
màifū
wheat bran
麦加
Màijiā
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
麦可
Màikě
Mike (name)
麦道
Màidào
McDonnell Douglas (plane company)

Alternate Entries

麦
Mài
surname Mai

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,170
Word Frequency Rank
421 of 84,292
Radical Number
199

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