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糜
mí
1. rice gruel
2. rotten
3. to waste (money)
Common • Top 10% ✏️ 17 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

糜
mí
rice gruel, congee; mashed
17 丶

Compound Words (8)

侈糜
chǐmí
variant of [[侈靡<chǐmí>]]
奢糜
shēmí
variant of [[奢靡<shēmí>]]
糜烂
mílàn
dissipated
糜费
mífèi
variant of [[靡費|靡费<mífèi>]]
肉糜
ròumí
minced meat
乳糜泻
rǔmíxiè
celiac disease
何不食肉糜
hébùshíròumí
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin [[晉惠帝|晋惠帝<JìnHuìdì>]] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat)
糜烂性毒剂
mílànxìngdújì
vesicant

Alternate Entries

糜
Mí
surname Mi
糜
méi
millet

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,712
Word Frequency Rank
8,058 of 84,292

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