shǔ
黍
broomcorn millet; millet
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
broomcorn millet; cereal grain
formalA traditional cereal crop in East Asia, similar to millet but with larger, stickier grains.
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.
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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.