shǔ秫（黍）
秫（黍）
common
noun
Meaning of 秫
秫 means sorghum; broomcorn (often referring to the glutinous variety). Pronounced shǔ.
- sorghum; broomcorn (often referring to the glutinous variety)
Character Info
Radical黍
Strokes12
Components
禾
氺
Stroke Order
秫
Definitions & Examples
Nóng农
mín民
bǎ把
shǔ黍
jiē秸
shài晒
gān干
dàng当
chái柴
shāo烧
。
The farmers dried the sorghum stalks to use as firewood.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shǔ黍
mǐ米
hěn很
shì适
hé合
niàng酿
jiǔ酒
。
This type of sorghum grain is very suitable for brewing wine.
Tā她
yòng用
shǔ黍
miàn面
zuò做
le了
wō窝
tóu头
。
She made steamed cornbread with sorghum flour.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
粒/ lì
Primary
颗/ kē
斤/ jīn