xī

粞

Character · Noun

broken rice; rice bran

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

broken rice; rice grits

literary

Literary term for fragmented or broken grains of rice.

Cāng仓
lǐn廪
zhōng中
jī积
cún存
le了
xǔ许
duō多
xī粞
 。

A lot of broken rice has accumulated in the granary.

Shāi筛
mǐ米
shí时
yào要
bǎ把
xī粞
hé和
zhěng整
mǐ米
fēn分
kāi开
 。

When sifting rice, the broken grains must be separated from the whole grains.

2.

noun

rice bran; rice husk; chaff

dialect

Refers to the outer husk or bran removed during the milling of brown rice, commonly used as animal feed.

Nóng农
mín民
yòng用
xī粞
lái来
wèi喂
zhū猪
 。

Farmers use rice bran to feed pigs.

Niǎn碾
mǐ米
chǎng厂
chǎn产
chū出
le了
dà大
liàng量
de的
kāng糠
xī粞
 。

The rice mill produced large quantities of bran and husks.