móu
𮮇
barley (ancient term)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
barley (specifically 'big barley' in ancient texts)
archaicAn archaic, literary term for barley, no longer used in modern daily conversation. Found in classical texts like the 'Book of Songs' (《诗经》).
《
Shī诗
Jīng经
》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
：
“
Yí贻
wǒ我
lái来
móu麰
。
”
The 'Book of Songs' mentions: 'They gave us wheat and barley.'
Zài在
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
，
móu麰
mài麦
zhǐ指
de的
jiù就
shì是
dà大
mài麦
。
In ancient texts, 'moumai' refers to barley.