莜

yóu

noun #28,519

Meanings

1 oat grass; naked oat (used in 莜麦, a type of oat grown in northern China)

Characters

a type of oat plant (naked oat)

Examples

莜麦是内蒙古和山西的传统农作物。

Yóumài shì Nèiměnggǔ hé Shānxī de chuántǒng nóngzuòwù.

Naked oats (yóumài) are a traditional crop in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi.

莜面栲栳栳是山西的特色面食。

Yóumiàn kǎolǎolǎo shì Shānxī de tèsè miànshí.

Yoù-flour rolls (kǎolǎolǎo) are a specialty noodle dish from Shanxi.

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usage

莜 on its own refers to the oat plant; it almost always appears in compounds like 莜麦 (naked oat grain) or 莜面 (oat flour). A standalone usage is rare.

Stroke Order

莜 yóu