粳稻

jīngdào
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 japonica rice
  2. 2 round-grain rice

Examples

HSK 5
Dōngběi dàmǐ dàduō shì jīngdào.
Most rice from Northeast China is japonica.
HSK 7-9
Jīngdào de mǐlì duǎn ér yuán, xiāndào de mǐlì xì ér cháng.
Japonica grains are short and round, while indica grains are long and slender.

Tips

usage
粳 is read jīng in the standard language, though gěng is often heard. 粳稻 has short, rounder grains that cook soft and a little sticky; 籼稻 (indica) has long grains that cook drier, and 糯稻 gives glutinous rice.

Stroke Order

粳 jīng
稻 dào