sù粟
粟
common
name
Meaning of 粟
粟 means foxtail millet; millet grain; surname Su. Pronounced sù.
- foxtail millet; millet grain
- surname Su
Character Info
Radical禾
Strokes7
Components
禾
㐄
Stroke Order
粟
Definitions & Examples
Běi北
fāng方
dì地
qū区
zì自
gǔ古
jiù就
yǒu有
zhòng种
zhí植
sù粟
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
。
Northern China has had a tradition of cultivating foxtail millet since ancient times.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
sù粟
mǐ米
zhǔ煮
zhōu粥
hěn很
xiāng香
tián甜
。
This kind of millet makes a very sweet and fragrant porridge.
Sù粟
de的
chǎn产
liàng量
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
fēi非
cháng常
gāo高
。
Millet yields were very high in ancient times.
Chéng成
yǔ语
“
cāng沧
hǎi海
yī一
sù粟
”
yòng用
sù粟
lái来
bǐ比
yù喻
miǎo渺
xiǎo小
。
The idiom '沧海一粟' uses millet to describe something extremely tiny.
Sù粟
shì是
wǔ五
gǔ谷
zhī之
yī一
。
Millet is one of the five ancient grains.
Measure Words
把/ bǎ
Primary
粒/ lì
颗/ kē
斤/ jīn