common
name

Meaning of

粟 means foxtail millet; millet grain; surname Su. Pronounced sù.

  • foxtail millet; millet grain
  • surname Su

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Běi
fāng
jiù
yǒu
zhòng
zhí
de
chuán
tǒng
 

Northern China has had a tradition of cultivating foxtail millet since ancient times.

Zhè
zhǒng
zhǔ
zhōu
hěn
xiāng
tián
 

This kind of millet makes a very sweet and fragrant porridge.

de
chǎn
liàng
zài
dài
fēi
cháng
gāo
 

Millet yields were very high in ancient times.

Chéng
 
cāng
hǎi
 
yòng
lái
miǎo
xiǎo
 

The idiom '沧海一粟' uses millet to describe something extremely tiny.

shì
zhī
 

Millet is one of the five ancient grains.