shǔ黍
黍
common
noun
technical
Meaning of 黍
黍 means broomcorn millet; cereal grain. Pronounced shǔ.
- broomcorn millet; cereal grain
Character Info
Radical黍
Strokes14
Components
禾
雨
水
Stroke Order
黍
Definitions & Examples
Shǔ黍
zi子
shì是
Zhōngguó中
běi国
fāng北
chuán方
tǒng传
de统
zá的
liáng杂
zuò粮
wù作
zhī物
yī之
一
。
Broomcorn millet is one of the traditional coarse grain crops in northern China.
Yòng用
shǔ黍
mǐ米
kě可
yǐ以
niàng酿
zhì制
xiāng香
tián甜
de的
huáng黄
mǐ米
jiǔ酒
。
You can use broomcorn millet to brew sweet yellow rice wine.
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
cháng常
jiāng将
shǔ黍
yǔ与
dào稻
、
jì稷
bìng并
liè列
tí提
jí及
。
Ancient texts often mentioned broomcorn millet alongside rice and foxtail millet.
Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
jīn今
nián年
gǎi改
zhòng种
le了
shǔ黍
zi子
,
shōu收
chéng成
bǐ比
qù去
nián年
gèng更
hǎo好
。
This plot was switched to grow broomcorn millet this year, with a better harvest than last year.
Shǔ黍
zi子
qù去
pí皮
hòu后
de的
huáng黄
mǐ米
cháng常
yòng用
lái来
zuò做
nián黏
gāo糕
hé和
zòng粽
zi子
。
Hulled broomcorn millet, also called yellow rice, is often used to make sticky cakes and zongzi.