米
The 米 radical
Rice
Memory hook
Scattered grains of rice
The 米 radical (read mǐ) means rice. The HSK 3.0 data contains 18 characters and 83 words built on it — learning them together is far faster than one character at a time.
Practise the 米 radical
Study this radical's 83 words with flashcards or a quiz.
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Characters with the 米 radical
18 charactersHSK 1· 1 characters
HSK 1米
rice
HSK 3· 3 characters
HSK 3类
kind; category; type
精
essence, quintessence
糖
sugar
HSK 4· 2 characters
HSK 4粗
coarse, rough
粮
grain, provisions
HSK 5· 3 characters
HSK 5糊
to paste, glue
糕
cake (a type of sweet cake, sticky rice cake)
糟
bad, poor
HSK 6· 2 characters
HSK 6粉
powder
粥
porridge, congee
HSK 7-9· 7 characters
HSK 7-9粒
grain; pellet (measure word)
粘
to stick, to adhere
粤
the Guangdong region (the abbreviated name for Guangdong)
粪
dung, excrement (of humans, animals)
粹
essence; quintessence
粽
zongzi (a dumpling made of glutinous rice with a bean or meat filling, wrapped in leaves)
糙
coarse; rough
Vocabulary with the 米 radical
83 wordsWords containing at least one character with the 米 radical, ordered by HSK level.
The free plan shows 9 words per HSK level (41/83 words of this radical).
cooked rice
rice
humankind; humanity; the human race
kind; category; type
to be similar; to resemble
wonderful; brilliant
spirit; mind
spirit; vigor; look of liveliness
sugar
centimeter
the unit of measurement millimeter
corn, maize
kind, category, type
type, category
coarse, rough
careless, inattentive
food, grain
energy, vigor
to classify
blurry, unclear, vague
bad, poor
terrible, awful
cake, cream cake
and so on, and the like
rice (uncooked)
milk powder
square meter
laundry detergent (powder)
porridge, congee
essence, quintessence
fine work, high-end goods
exquisite, fine
terrible, a mess, hopeless
a pot of porridge (literal)
messy, in disorder
chewing gum
the same kind, similar type
vague; unclear; ambiguous
MSG (monosodium glutamate)
wedding candy
listless, weary, spiritless
Why learn vocabulary by the 米 radical?
The 米 radical hints at the meaning rice. When you meet an unfamiliar character carrying it, you already know part of its meaning before reaching for a dictionary — which is why learners who know their radicals move faster.
How to study: read the memory hook, skim the 18 characters to spot the pattern, then drill the 83 words with flashcards. Spaced repetition brings each word back exactly when you need it.