shǔ

common
noun
technical

Meaning of

黍 means broomcorn millet; cereal grain. Pronounced shǔ.

  • broomcorn millet; cereal grain

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Shǔ
zi
shì
Zhōngguó
běi
fāng
chuán
tǒng
de
liáng
zuò
zhī
 
 

Broomcorn millet is one of the traditional coarse grain crops in northern China.

Yòng
shǔ
niàng
zhì
xiāng
tián
de
huáng
jiǔ
 

You can use broomcorn millet to brew sweet yellow rice wine.

dài
wén
xiàn
zhōng
cháng
jiāng
shǔ
dào
 
bìng
liè
 

Ancient texts often mentioned broomcorn millet alongside rice and foxtail millet.

Zhè
kuài
jīn
nián
gǎi
zhòng
le
shǔ
zi
 
shōu
chéng
nián
gèng
hǎo
 

This plot was switched to grow broomcorn millet this year, with a better harvest than last year.

Shǔ
zi
hòu
de
huáng
cháng
yòng
lái
zuò
nián
gāo
zòng
zi
 

Hulled broomcorn millet, also called yellow rice, is often used to make sticky cakes and zongzi.